A Heard Space: All That Lives is an interactive installation for MOMO fesitvail.
What if you could hear only living beings in Rotterdam? What if you could explore an auditory space that is personal and intimate, yet connects with all that lives here? This work listens to the city’s living presence. You hear brief human traces: hums, breaths, laughter, calls, and more-then-human voices: birds along the river, insects in parks, tiny vibrations from leaves and branches. This works takes away all noise such as traffic, alarms, wind, and rain so the life in Rotterdam can be heard.
In the room, up to five people wear listening devices and explore together while each person hears a personal mix. When you walk, turn, or lean, nearby sounds come forward and distant ones fade. A wall map shows real-time trails of where listeners are and how they pause, so passersby can see the shared attention and join. This work brings a quiet pause inside the festival, and echoes “Fugitive Roots”: staying connected while moving, relation made audible, unfixed, and alive. Slow down. Listen together. Notice more.
Currently, all shortlisted projects are in the voting process. Here you can see all the projects: https://motelmozaique.nl/vote-now-open-call-momo-festival-x-amarte-2026/
And here you can vote for my project A Heard Space: All That Lives: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2MEnZA6df9bG0tkD9GBLeNvHTFD-TeolQ8–KLhy3Qy62CA/viewform
