Below you can listen to the trailer of the We Are Rhythm podcast:
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This is a story about old and forgotten knowledge becoming new wisdom, and about asking the right question at a right time.
The story is written by Caroline Nevejan, Chief Science Officer (City of Amsterdam) and professor by special appointment at the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research of the University of Amsterdam.
The illustrations for this story are made by Helen Vreedeveld who is an artist and art teacher in Atelier de Noord in the North of Amsterdam. To view the artwork that was made for this story, please check out this link.
The story in this episode is read by Caroline Nevejan.
This story is about Tera and Simia who lived on a divine island where everything was made out of a vast nothing and ... everything.
It is written by Juan- Carlos Golio (Djee Si). He is an anthropologist, writer and storyteller who searches for new ways to connect art, society and technology. He works and lives in both Curacoa and Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
The illustrations for this story are made by Francis Sling. An artist/graphic designer, who lived in cold Holland for 18 years, but turned back to his island, Curacao, in 2018. The fact that he can now attract people from everywhere to his gallery and leave them with a smile in such a troubled world...is pure gold for him.
To view the artwork that was made for this story, please check out this link.
The story is read by Juan-Carlos Goilo.
In this story, the writer, Sirishkumar Manji tells about how he was introduced to the tabla at the age of six and about how one can recognise different rhythms by listening carefully to the world around you.
Manji is a multi- percussionist and Indian classical tabla player who experiments with rhythm as a way of life.
The illustrations for this story are made by well known graphic designer Max Kisman. He uses the physicality of the curve and the ‘presence of absence’ in his (digital) imaging and this became his signature style.
To view the artwork that was made for this story, please check out this link.
The story is read by Sirishkumar Manji. The Tabla in this episode is also played by Manji himself.
This story is about a Food Forest in Amsterdam Southeast. It talks about how we notice the world around us and how we can notice together and see more. It is also about noticing more than human beings around you.
The story is written by Debra Solomon. Solomon is an artist-researcher, developing multispecies urbanism as a PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam.
The illustrations for this story are made by Gijs Frieling. Frieling creates murals, and in his work he focusses on the relationship between painting and architecture, with a special interest in ornamentation and decoration.
To view the artwork that was made for this story, please check out the link in the description of this episode. The story is red by Rachel Walker.
Rhythm can offer support. Rhythm is everywhere; in our selves, between us and around.
In times of uncertainty, when our daily routines are challenged again and again, we look for something to hold on to. Rhythm can give us this support. Rhythm is everywhere; in ourselves, between us and around. Because rhythm is essential to life, it is valuable to learn about it, especially for younger people, and for all of us in times of pandemic lockdowns. This is why scientists and artists have engaged with making stories on rhythm from their different perspectives. From these rhythm stories we have made podcasts in which the authors read their story to you.The rhythm stories were published in Values for Survival, Cahier 3, Tuning to Rhythm.
The research took place in the context of the parallel research program to the Dutch contribution to the 17th Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, which was commissioned by Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. The research was designed in collaboration with Huda AbiFarès.
In this 'Are'-collection you can find podcasts 5-9 and the video 'Being in Sync'. You can also find the links to the collections 'Are' and 'Rhythm' containing the previous and next podcasts as well as as the book. In addition, there's also a link to the collection containing all the documents from the project.
In these special times we can tune to each other, even when we are not physically in the same space. Rhythm helps to be together.
In times of uncertainty, when our daily routines are challenged again and again, we look for something to hold on to. Rhythm can give us this support. Rhythm is everywhere; in ourselves, between us and around. Because rhythm is essential to life, it is valuable to learn about it, especially for younger people, and for all of us in times of pandemic lockdowns. This is why scientists and artists have engaged with making stories on rhythm from their different perspectives. From these rhythm stories we have made podcasts in which the authors read their story to you.The rhythm stories were published in Values for Survival, Cahier 3, Tuning to Rhythm.
The research took place in the context of the parallel research program to the Dutch contribution to the 17th Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, which was commissioned by Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. The research was designed in collaboration with Huda AbiFarès.
In this 'Rhythm'-collection you can find podcasts 9-12 and the book "We Are Rhythm'. You can also find the links to the collections 'We' and 'Are containing the previous and next podcasts as well as as the book. In addition, there's also a link to the collection containing all the documents from the project.
Rhythm is a hold. Rhythm gives us structure. Rhythm is everywhere; within ourselves, between us, and around us. Rhythms form markers in time. These markings give meaning to daily existence, they indicate when we get up, go to school, work, play sports, are free or sleep. In short, rhythms give structure to our lives and if they weren't there, time would seem to run endlessly.
Just now that our daily rhythms are constantly being turned upside down by corona, we are looking for new guidance. From spring 2020 to summer 2021, more than 100 artists and scientists worked together to search for that footing, as part of the Values for Survival research program. They didn't know each other and most of the time they couldn't meet as well. Yet they found a rhythm in their interaction and managed to exchange their unique knowledge and stories.
Because rhythm is in everything and everyone, it is also very suitable for teaching children and young people about it. This is how the book 'We Are Rhythm' came about. 15 extraordinary stories about rhythms, everyday and unusual. Browse (scroll) through the book and let yourself be carried away by the unique stories, illustrations and images. The stories can also be listened to as a podcast, with music and sounds that let you feel the rhythms of life.
'We Are Rhythm' is an adaptation of Cahier 3, Tuning to Rhythm, of the research program Values for Survival. This is the Amsterdam parallel research program of the Dutch contribution to the 17th Architecture Biennale in Venice. At the request of Het Nieuwe Instituut, this program was designed by Caroline Nevejan, the Chief Science Officer of the Municipality of Amsterdam.
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