Region
Minsk
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Highlights
A curated starting point from this region.
Sound walk
Sound walk
SWS21
2021
Political Soundwalks: listening to the political protests in Minsk, Belarus
Political Soundwalks is an audio archive of field recordings from protests, rallies, and cultural resistance events in Minsk during the 2020-2021 Belarusian political unrest. These recordings document how sound was used by protesters and state forces to contest urban and political space amid severe risks, including arrest and violence.
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The International Analogio Festival
Walking as a Question
The sonic barricades of Minsk
Pavel Niakhayeu created Political Soundwalks as an audio-essay to document what Minsk sounded like during the political protests of 2020-2021. His field recordings provide a starting point for a discussion on the multifaceted role of sound in claiming the urban and political space.