Sound of Resilience - A sonic exploration of belonging, memory, and collective imagination
Type
Residency
Category
Activism, Mixed Media, Other
Status
Open for Applications
Deadline
August 23, 2026
Application Fee
$550
Host
Constance van Berckel
Location
Rome, Italy
Sound of Resilience is a two-week interdisciplinary residency by SOPRA SOTTO exploring sound and music as a language beyond the intellect—an embodied expression of shared human experiences across generations and cultures.
Through music, voice, rhythm, vibration, silence, storytelling, and listening, participants explore sound as a medium for connection, remembrance, healing, resistance, and collective imagination. Inspired by Sardinia’s rich sonic traditions, the residency approaches sound as both an artistic medium and a social practice, exploring themes of belonging, identity, cultural resilience, and alternative futures.
WHAT
The residency is a process-based, communal, and co-created experience focused on experimentation, exchange, and collective learning rather than finished outcomes.
A group of 6–8 interdisciplinary residents will share daily life in a rustic farmhouse in the Gallura hills, with a programme shaped through workshops by and for residents. Activities may include listening sessions, sound experiments, performances, movement, field recording, storytelling, discussions, walks, and collaborative making.
The residency combines shared meals, individual practice, immersion in nature, and exploration of Sardinia’s landscapes and cultural traditions.
WHO
Open to musicians, sound artists, filmmakers, writers, performers, researchers, educators, curators, activists, healers, and interdisciplinary creatives working with sound in any form.
Practices may include experimental and electronic sound, traditional and folkloric music, communal singing, field recording, performance, film, writing, social practice, healing practices, activism, and interdisciplinary work where sound intersects with other artistic forms.
DETAILS
- Location: Gallura, Sardinia, Italy
- Rustic farmhouse in the green hills near the coast, surrounded by nature
- Dates: 4–18 October 2026
- Arrival: Sunday 4 October (before dinner)
- Departure: Sunday 18 October (afternoon)
- Participants: 6–8 interdisciplinary residents
- Accommodation: Shared bedrooms, with space for tents or campervans if needed.
- Fee: €350–€550 per person
- Includes accommodation, meals, residency programme, and workshops (travel excluded).
APPLICATION
Submit one PDF in English including:
- Full name, age, current address, email, phone number & copy of ID
- Website and/or Instagram
- Portfolio & CV (or another format representing your practice)
- Short bio & practice description (max. 1 page)
- Letter of intention explaining your motivation and connection to the theme (max. 1 page)
Send applications to:
soprasottoresidency@gmail.com
Deadline: Sunday 23 August 2026
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for online conversations, with final selection announced at the end of August.
Through music, voice, rhythm, vibration, silence, storytelling, and listening, participants explore sound as a medium for connection, remembrance, healing, resistance, and collective imagination. Inspired by Sardinia’s rich sonic traditions, the residency approaches sound as both an artistic medium and a social practice, exploring themes of belonging, identity, cultural resilience, and alternative futures.
WHAT
The residency is a process-based, communal, and co-created experience focused on experimentation, exchange, and collective learning rather than finished outcomes.
A group of 6–8 interdisciplinary residents will share daily life in a rustic farmhouse in the Gallura hills, with a programme shaped through workshops by and for residents. Activities may include listening sessions, sound experiments, performances, movement, field recording, storytelling, discussions, walks, and collaborative making.
The residency combines shared meals, individual practice, immersion in nature, and exploration of Sardinia’s landscapes and cultural traditions.
WHO
Open to musicians, sound artists, filmmakers, writers, performers, researchers, educators, curators, activists, healers, and interdisciplinary creatives working with sound in any form.
Practices may include experimental and electronic sound, traditional and folkloric music, communal singing, field recording, performance, film, writing, social practice, healing practices, activism, and interdisciplinary work where sound intersects with other artistic forms.
DETAILS
- Location: Gallura, Sardinia, Italy
- Rustic farmhouse in the green hills near the coast, surrounded by nature
- Dates: 4–18 October 2026
- Arrival: Sunday 4 October (before dinner)
- Departure: Sunday 18 October (afternoon)
- Participants: 6–8 interdisciplinary residents
- Accommodation: Shared bedrooms, with space for tents or campervans if needed.
- Fee: €350–€550 per person
- Includes accommodation, meals, residency programme, and workshops (travel excluded).
APPLICATION
Submit one PDF in English including:
- Full name, age, current address, email, phone number & copy of ID
- Website and/or Instagram
- Portfolio & CV (or another format representing your practice)
- Short bio & practice description (max. 1 page)
- Letter of intention explaining your motivation and connection to the theme (max. 1 page)
Send applications to:
soprasottoresidency@gmail.com
Deadline: Sunday 23 August 2026
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for online conversations, with final selection announced at the end of August.