Radio Feature · Duration: 52’22’’
“Radiophonic Spaces – A Retrospective”
by Laura Anh Thu Dang, Maria Antonia Schmidt, and Eleftherios Krysalis
Produced by Bauhaus University Weimar and Ö1 Kunstradio
Broadcast on Radiokunst – Kunstradio, Ö1, 15 September 2019
This radio feature takes a retrospective look at Radiophonic Spaces, an exhibition that brought ephemeral radio art into the museum space, highlighting the medium’s aesthetic, political, and spatial dimensions. Developed under the direction of the Chair of Experimental Radio at Bauhaus University Weimar, the project combined artistic exploration with academic research to present around 200 international works of radio art.
The exhibition bridged historical and contemporary practices—from Antonin Artaud, John Cage, and László Moholy-Nagy to Michaela Mélian, Milo Rau, and Natascha Sadr Haghighian—demonstrating radio’s enduring relevance across disciplines. Works from the Ö1 Kunstradio archive, such as Horizontal Radio and key radio play productions, were also featured.
Following earlier iterations in 2018 at Museum Tinguely (Basel) and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), the exhibition opened in Weimar on 26 July 2019 in the Bauhaus University Library. This manifestation marked both the centenary of the Bauhaus and of radio as a cultural form.
During the opening weekend—Radiophonic Places—a mobile radio studio (the Media Car) expanded the exhibition into Weimar’s urban space through live broadcasts, performances, workshops, and discussions. The program invited listeners to engage with 100 years of radiophony as an immersive sonic parcours.
Through archival excavations, contemporary interpretations, and public interventions, Radiophonic Spaces offered a unique cartography of radiophonic art—one that continues to resonate in today’s cultural and technological landscape.
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