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After the school was closed, the shop became the most important public space in the village of Varputėnai, Lithuania. There is a public library, and a priest comes on Sundays to hold a church service, but the shop is a place where the locals exchange the news and discuss current events when they stop by … Continue reading "The Shop"
For centuries, great flocks of sheep and goats grazed the mountains of Greece and the Balkans. Some herders were completely nomadic, travelling with their whole household between grazing grounds. Now very few shepherds make the traditional journey to the high pastures each spring and down again each autumn. Theoharis Gratsos has been a shepherd his … Continue reading "Everything Has Its Own Story"
A sonic crown of sonnets about that horrible moment, when you mother dies and becomes particles of light without a word. A poetic tribute to mothers, to life and to the Danish poet Inger Christensen. First created for the HearSay festival in 2026 where this feature won the Art prize. Idea, text and production: Mette … Continue reading "Has He Been Standing There All Along?"
“Attis in Caledon” uses the full force of Scots to create a contemporary version of galliambic metre, the ancient poetic form of Cybele’s centuries-long trans priesthood, and the poetry is complemented by original music and archival material woven together into a new work of noise alchemy. We ran through the ancient pines of Coille Choire … Continue reading "Attis in Caledon"
In Puerto Rico in 2012, a jury faces the possibility of sentencing someone to the death penalty – nearly a century after its abolition in 1929. Whilst the constitution of Puerto Rico has expressly banned the death penalty since the 1920s, it is still possible to enact it for federal crimes. Juror No. 10 (La … Continue reading "Juror No. 10"
Alone at home with her daughters, Stefanie found herself living in a parallel universe made of new rules, long nights and polar bears who never have to cry. Just the Three of Us (Nur wir drei) received the Human Award at this year’s HearSay Festival. Stefanie Müller-Frank is a German journalist living in Basel, Switzerland. … Continue reading "Just the Three of Us"
It’s surreal becoming a mother when the world is on fire. To have your world become smaller, as you focus on all the little things, like teaching a small child to eat or to talk, knowing that the world outside of this little bubble is falling apart. When I lose my patience because my kid … Continue reading "Monday"
First created for the HearSay festival in 2026, this piece forms part of a larger project on posthumous conversation. Linda is the name of the piece’s protagonist – Linda Körner Fernando. It is also a Swedish verb meaning to swaddle. To provide comfort by wrapping someone, usually an infant, in a blanket or pieces of … Continue reading "Linda"
“I didn’t grow up speaking Sardinian. My parents made a choice, a rational one, from where they stood. They believed that Italian was the language of the future, of education, of opportunity. That raising their children in Sardinian would mark us as peasants, hold us back, make us targets. They were trying to give us … Continue reading "No More Shame"
Eva De Groote explores keeping her balance amidst an unfolding diagnosis. The Issue was the winner of one of the two Overall Audio prizes at HearSay International Sound Arts Festival 2026 Ruben Nachtergaele is a sound artist, Eva De Groote is a writer. Together they are Audiomakery Selkie. They make podcasts, experimental audio work, performances, … Continue reading "The Issue"