Study Day: Ecologies of Listening

11:00am–2:00pm, 25–26 July 2026

About the event

Ecologies of Listening is a Study Day on sound, curated by sound artist and musician SHHE. Welcoming UK and international artists whose practices are deeply rooted in sonic awareness, this gathering invites attendees to attune to the interconnectedness of our environments and explore deeper modes of listening. Across performances, discussions, and shared reflections, the day explores sound as movement—fluid and temporal—traveling across diverse genres and geographies. Together, we will consider how listening might help us imagine and nurture new futures.

In 2024 and 2025, SHHE curated the music programme for Hospitalfield’s now bi-annual Summer Festival. This study day marks a moment of reflection, allowing for deeper engagement with invited artists and the audience, feeding into the evolving festival programme in years to come.

Schedule

Saturday 25 July

• 11:00 – Arrival: tea and coffee
• 11:30 – Introduction to Ecologies of Listening programme
• 11:40 – Ear We Are – Listening warm-up led by Listen Gallery (Riah Naief)
• 12:00 – Futures of Listening – Panel discussion with SHHE, Professor Suk-Jun Kim, Van Luber Parensen, Helmi Yusron, and Dyah Nindyasari
• 13:15 – Lunch (provided by Hospitalfield)
• 14:30 – Jam Money – live performance (Mat Fowler and Martin Slattery)
• 15:15 – Sonic Detection – Book launch with Johanna Linsley and Becca Clark
• 16:30 – Break (with Watermind documentary screening in the Digital Studio)
• 17:30 – Cindy Islam – live performance
• 18:00 – Dinner (provided by Hospitalfield)
• 19:00 – Kathy Hinde – Magnetic Resonance live performance and presentation
• 20:00 – Kathy Hinde in conversation with Dundee Radio Club
• 21:30 – Jam Money – live performance with Aimee Henderson
• 22:30 – Campfire

Sunday 26 July

• From 10am – Watermind documentary screening (looped, 40 mins)
• 11:00–14:00 – Hidden Sounds: Sound workshop with Kathy Hinde (max. 12 participants)

Tickets and bursaries

• Tickets: £10–20 (sliding scale)
• Camping: £10 for van or tent
• 4 bursary places available with travel contribution (first-come, first-served; email programme@hospitalfield.org.uk with subject “Bursary – Ecologies of Listening”)

All tickets include communal lunch and dinner on Saturday. Attendees may join for one or both days.

About the contributors

Kathy Hinde is an interdisciplinary artist inspired by behaviors and phenomena of the more-than-human world. Her work represents a cross between kinetic sound sculptures and newly invented musical instruments. Awards include an Ivor Novello Award for Sound Art, an Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica, and a British Composer Award. She is a member of Bristol Experimental Expanded Film (BEEF).

Riah Naief is a sound artist and listening-led facilitator. They run Listen Gallery C.I.C, a non-profit sound arts gallery and communal listening space in Glasgow, creating spaces for collective listening through workshops, audio tours, performances, and exhibitions.

Professor Suk-Jun Kim is a South Korean composer, sound artist, and professor at the University of Aberdeen. His research focuses on sound studies, immersive sound, and phenomenological approaches to listening. He leads the Futures of Listening: Water Knowledge from Two Cities project, exploring water knowledge from vulnerable communities in Jakarta and Istanbul.

Van Luber Parensen is an Indonesian artist, filmmaker, and sound designer based in Jakarta. He is the director of the Watermind documentary (2026) and a core member of Forum Lenteng and Milisifilem Collective. He co-founded SIGISORA, an initiative dedicated to listening practices and sound studies.

Dyah Nindyasari is an Indonesian writer, researcher, and artist focusing on community-based artistic practices and situated listening. She is a key researcher for SIGISORA and a core contributor to Futures of Listening: Water Knowledge from Two Cities.

Helmi Yusron is a field recordist, filmmaker, and audiovisual artist. His work has screened at Arkipel – Jakarta International Documentary & Experimental Film Festival and the National Gallery Singapore. He is a co-researcher in Futures of Listening: Water Knowledge from Two Cities.

Jam Money is an ongoing collaborative project centered on expansion and healing through music, live projections, and painting. Part of the Spillage Fete arts collective, they have released music under a DIY label alongside artists like A Happy Return and Bons.

Johanna Linsley is an artist and researcher working across performance, text, and sound. She is a founder of I’m With You (live art collective) and UnionDocs (a center for documentary arts). Her album Stolen Voices001 was shortlisted for a New Music Scotland award. She is programme lead for English, Creative Writing & Film at the University of Dundee.

Rebecca Collins (d. 2024) was an award-winning artist-researcher and lecturer working at the intersection of contemporary performance and sound. Her research focused on listening, performance, and sound studies. She co-authored Sonic Detection: Necessary Notes for Arts and Performance with Johanna Linsley.