Wait and Hear, 2023–

Wait and Hear is an international and interdisciplinary group of artists and researchers exploring ecological listening. Our fieldwork explores relations between sound and environment, emphasising multispecies ethics, ecological listening practices, and human/other-than-human tensions. Our group formed in 2023 as part of Field Notes: The North Escaping (organized by Bioart Society) in Kilpisjärvi, Finland, where we investigated connections between sound and climate change in the subarctic region. Our collaboration continued 2024 in Denmark, where we conducted fieldwork in Skagen, a location where the North and Baltic seas converge. We were also hosted by the Sound art lab, Struer where our work and experiences was shared with the public through a participatory event on ecological listening.

Wait and Hear comprises anthropologist Alicja Staniszewska, artist-researcher Bartaku, social designer and researcher Jan Christian Schulz, artist Joshua Le Gallienne, multidisciplinary artist Mari Mäkiö and artist, researcher and educator Till Bovermann.