War Has No Soundtrack

He accompanied artists and musicians, visited them, and interviewed them at their performances and exhibitions in Prague, Venice, Vienna, and Berlin. Although these are purely subjective observations, the author noted the special significance and relationship of contemporary art to music and sound. It is as if this medium is able to speak even where the image is lost or would be too explicit, intuitively forcing the observer to turn away from it. Sound permeates the body, fills the space, and makes it easier to relax, concentrate, and experience collectivity, transgression, and catharsis. Sirens, power outages, limited mobility, and nighttime curfews have violently reshaped how, where, and with whom Ukrainians listen to music. But they have also led to the fundamental question of whether it is even possible to listen to music and have fun when our loved ones are dying under the rubble of their homes, on the front lines, or simply from fear for their loved ones and mourning for the dead? And yet, the very act of listening or dancing is a form of resistance, a promise that life continues and a forshadowing of victory.

Listen to the document at Prix Bohemia Radio festival!

When: Monday 20^th October 2025 | 15:05 – 15:50 | listening session
Where: Theatre hall, Arts Centre UP
Entrance: Free admission with accreditation

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