Julia Eckhardt ::: Why they do it—artist-organisers about their motives by Q-O2

Aligning with the topic of this radio-festival, nine artist-organisers from various places in the world speak about their work, their motivation behind it, and how it parallels with their artistic practices: Ryoko Akama (AME, Huddersfield/GB), Danae Stefanou & Yannis Kotsonis (Syros Sound Meetings/GR), Bonnie Jones (High Zero Festival, Baltimore and Techné/US), Mark Vernon (Radiophrenia, Glasgow/GB), Maria Komarova (Performensk, Minsk/BY), Michael Idehall (Ljudkonstgalleriet, Gothenburg/SE), Claudia Wegener (Radio Continental Drift), Vera Cavallin (SMOG, Brussels/BE), Laurent Güdel (Kopfhörer, Biel/Bienne/CH).

Julia Eckhardt is a musician and organiser in the field of the sonic arts. She is a founding member of the artistic team of Q-O2 workspace in Brussels. As a performer of composed and improvised music she has collaborated with numerous artists, and extensively with Éliane Radigue. She has been lecturing and publishing about topics such as sound, gender and public space.