OPEN CALL for absent translators / elektron.signal podcast

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What is the sound of your encounter with an art piece?

“absent translations” is an experimental format of elektron.signal podcast. It’s an attempt at transferring sensual, (non)sensible, often visual, sometimes silent encounters with arts and culture into auditory pieces. Each episode is an individual reflection, immediate, often raw experience of an art work or event, be it an exhibition visit, performance, book, film, or a compound of those (and not only). Our aim is to create a space for experimentation and exploration. To pass on the experience of witnessing something to the listeners who either have or have not shared similar encounters. To open up the works for diverse audiences.

We are inviting you to join the team of our translators and to share your voice with us. An absent translator’s responsibility is to create approximately 1-2 episodes (of up to 30 minutes each) every 2 months. You choose yourself the subject, the structure and the duration of your translation.

The format exists in three languages and you are free to work with any of those, Estonian, English and Russian.

You can be based anywhere in the world.

We offer a fixed fee of 50 EUR netto per published episode and coverage of entrance tickets to museums/galleries/performances etc*.

In order to apply we ask you to prepare an episode sample of up to 5 minutes long with your test “absent translation”** and to fill in this short application form here: https://forms.gle/Q66h5VNNTUmnNiyo6

Episode sample requirements:

  1. Max. 5 minutes long.
  2. The sounds you use must be either recorded by you or you must have a right to use them (copyrighted).
  3. .mp3 or .wav format.

Deadline for application: 13/02/2022, 23:59 (EET)

To get the taste of what we’re looking for, listen to elektron.signal’s previous “absent translations” here***:

  1. tõlge eemalviibijatele #1 "Jeremy Shaw. Phase Shifting Index" / Alissija-Elisabet Jevtjukova
  1. tõlge eemalviibijatele #2 "Valgevene tulevik naiste väega”, “See tühi maailm. Meile jääb vaid tolm" / Oliver Issak
  1. tõlge eemalviibijatele #3 "Peatusest peatusesse" / Heneliis Notton
  1. absent translation #4 fluid walls / Bohdana Korohod [ENG]
  1. tõlge eemalviibijatele #5 ASUNA "100 keyboards" / Alissija-Elisabet Jevtjukova
  1. tõlge eemalviibijatele #6 Wolfgang Tillmans "Sound is liquid" / Taavet Jansen

*The coverage of entrance tickets is possible when the used ticket is provided to elektron (either physical, or purchased online) and the sum is paid back after the episode related to the visit is published.
**Technical execution of the sample episode is not evaluated. The sample episode won’t be used publicly in any form unless otherwise agreed with the applicant. In case of the sample episode’s publication the author will receive a fee of 50 euros.
***If you don’t use Spotify or Apple Podcasts, all of the episodes could be found here: https://elektronsignal.captivate.fm/rssfeed

In case of any questions please don’t hesitate to contact: bohdana@elektron.art

elektron.signal is a podcast on contemporary art and culture. We create a listening space to freely discuss art, science and digital mediation. We combine different practices, dissect theories, and exchange experiences. Whether we like it or not, the world is changing, and because of that we need to seek new paths.

Listen here: https://elektronsignal.captivate.fm/