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Ida Hiršenfelder [sound]

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Formal education

  • 2021–2023 sonology, Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, Netherlands, academic title: Master of Sonology, master’s theses: Empathic Atmospheres. Sonic stories for a sensitive cohabitation
  • 2006 中文系，北京语言大学, Summer School for Chinese Language, Beijing Language and Culture University, Peking, PR China
  • 2004–2005 Course for Curators of Contemporary Art, World of Art, SCCA-Ljubljana
  • 1996–2003 Sinology, Department of Asian and African Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, academic title: University Graduate Sinologue, graduation theses: Kolektivno avtorstvo kitajskih propagandnih plakatov / Collective Authorship of Chinese Propaganda Posters, COBISS.SI-ID – 62305890
  • 1996–2003 Laical Theology, Theological Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, academic title: Professor of Theology, graduation theses: Modernistično slikarstvo v cerkvah na Slovenskem (1965-1985) / Modernist Painting in Churches in Slovenia (1965-1985), COBISS.SI-ID – 7392090
  • 1998–1999 中文系，北京语言大学, Chinese Language Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University, Peking, PR China
  • 1992–1996 Graphic Design, Middle School for Design and Photography (SŠOF), Ljubljana, Slovenia

Employment

Residencies

  • announced, 2025, ambisonic composition residency, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Berlin Residency / Skica, Germany, August 2025
  • announced, 2025, field recording residency, analysis of urban blackbirds, Marginal in collaboration with Bucharest Biology Institute, curated by Andrei Tudose, Bucharest. Romania, May-June 2025
  • 2023 field recording residency, curated by David Petráš, @Slovenská národná galéria Schaubmarov mlyn, Pezinok, Slovakia, 18-27 August 2023
  • 2022 ambisonic composition residency, OTTOsonics, artist-in-residency, Alter Bauhof, Ottensheim, Austria, 5‒12 June 2022
  • 2020 field recording residency, Agosto Foundation Artist-In-Residence Program, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2020 sound design by the invitation of artists-in-residency, Anja Bornšek, Barbara Kanc, Tina Valentan, Katedrala, Kino Šiška in the context of EPK 2025
  • 2019 field recording residency, Sonic Future Residencies organised by Jumătatea plină Association and the podcast platform for radio art, creative sound documentaries and field recording SEMI SILENT, Danube Delta National Park, Romania
  • 2014 artist residency, Theremidi Orchestra with Irena Tomažin, Dvocikel project, Layer House, Kranj, Slovenia
  • 2014 sound art and education residency, Sound Happens in a Group!, Theremidi Orchestra, Eyebeam, New York, USA
  • 2014 art residency, Trasformatorio #2 – Site-specific performance research lab, Montalbano Elicona, Sicily, Italy
  • 2013 art residency, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, New York Residency, USA
  • 2010 Summer School for Curators of Contemporary Art, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2000 Buddhist Monastery Residency, 佛教弘誓學院, Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Communities

Awards

  • Golden Lightning 2024 by Bunker for innovative soundscape in Snježana Premuš “Re-imagined” dance performance (2024)
  • Group award, Prix Ars Electronica, Honorary Mention 2023 for konS≡PARK—Academy for Contemporary Investigative Art (2023)
  • Group award, WoW 2020, Women on Women Award for ČIPke Collective (2020)
  • S+T+ARTS Prize Nomination for “Time Displacement / Chemobrionic Garden” by Robertina Šebjanič, Aleš Hieng Zergon, Ida Hiršenfelder (2016)

Jury memberships

  • CENSE | Central European Network for Sonic Ecologies, Beyond Listening 2025: Walking-with Changes, symposium programme board (2025)
  • Student Award / International Festival of Computer Art (Mednarodni festival računalniške umetnosti, MFRU) (2020–2022)
  • Simulaker Gallery: First Chance Exhibitions (2019–2020)
  • Maribor City Municipality, Department for Culture, Media-art Programme (2019–2021)
  • Selection of L’Internationale Online Editor (2018)
  • Strictly Analogue Festival (2013–2015)
  • Interactivos’12 Digital Innovation Factory (2012)
  • Pixxelpoint New Media Art Festival Award (2011)

[2025]

[2024]

[2023]

[2022]

[2021]

[2020]

[2019]

[2018]

  • responsive installation Sonoseismic Earth with Saša Spačal, presented at Device_art 6.018 festival group exhibition, organised by KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis, @MSU – Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia, 6 December 2018 – 3 February 2019
  • video lecture, Chronicles of Terraforming the Planet Earth, at Intra_fluks symposium of the solo exhibition of Saša Spačal: Earthlink, Vžigalica Gallery, 7 November 2018, 12 min
  • lecture, Expanding Spaces. Early Computer Art in Slovenia, @Osmo/ZA, Vectorhack Festival, 6 October 2018
  • archive adviser, at Transfer | Circuits Archival exhibition with guided tours & online exhibition, curated by Lenka Đorojević and Alja Lobnik, organised by City of Women, Old Power Station / entrance hall, supported by Moderna galerija (Web Museum) Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5–14 October 2018
  • track on sound compilation Access Frame: Collectivity. What is the frame through which we are allowed, and able, to access culture?, published @Kamizdat, Ljubljana, 14 July 2018
  • concert, AMonFM – SDR, @AMRO – Art Meets Radical Openness festival, Stadtwerkstatt, Linz, Austria, 19 May 2018
  • editor, of the Glossary of Common Knowledge, book launch, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, +MSUM, 14 May 2018
  • responsive sound installation with Robertina Šebjanič and Aleš Hieng – Zergon, Time displacement / Chemobrionic Garden, esc – medien kunst labor, Graz, Austria, 4 May – 29 July 2018
  • book editor, Glossary of Common Knowledge, edited by Ida Hiršenfelder and curated by Zdenka Badovinac, Jesús Carillo, Bojana Piškur and Ida Hiršenfelder, published by Moderna galerija (MG+MSUM), Ljubljana and L’Internationale, April 2018. ISBN 978-961-206-132-6
  • responsive installation Sonoseismic Earth with Saša Spačal, presented at Futurology group exhibition, curated by Nadja Zgonik, @City Gallery of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, 9–30 March 2018
  • curator of a solo exhibition by Robertina Šebjanič, Piscis ludicrous / Transfixed Gaze (Lygophilia), @MSUM, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana, Slovenia 15 February 2018 – 15 April 2018
  • concert, AMonFM / SDR, Winter Exor:cism, in collaboration with Amper-o-mat, beepblip, OR poiesis, Boštjan Perovšek, Bojana Šaljič Podešva, Brane Zorman, organised by Zavod Cona, @Kino Šiška, 13 February 2018

[2017]

  • text, Boštjan Čadež: PD4, VR installation, Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, 19 December 2017 – 5 January 2018
  • co-curator of annual ČIPke initiative exhibition, Threads, RAMPA Lab, 18 December 2017
  • text, “Zgodovina medsebojnih naklonjenosti [History of Mutual Inclinations]”, in Katja Čičigoj and Jasmina Založnik edit., Zakaj feminizem danes? [Why Feminism Today], Dialogi, No. 11-12, year 2017, Ljubljana: Aristej Press
  • round table discussion, Digital Princesses and Cyborg Princes, moderated by Agnes Mominski, Kiblix Festival, Maribor, 11 November 2017
  • composition, AMonFM::: underground_acceleration, Show 656, radia.fm, 23 October 2017
  • presentation at a conference, The Archive as a Process. How to Archive Contemporary Performing Arts and Keep Them Alive?, organised by City of Women, Old Power Plant, 14 October 2017
  • exhibition curator, Pioneers of Computer Art, in the context of MFRU – International Festival of Computer Art, UGM Studio, 6 October 2017
  • sound performance AMonFM, Slavne neznane [Famous Uknown] series of sound performances, curated by Nina Dragičević, @ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, 1 October 2017
  • responsive installation, Sonoseismic Earth, in collaboration with Saša Spačal, Speculum Artium Festival, Delavski dom Trbovlje, Trbovlje, 14 – 16 September 2019
  • review, A Sneak Peek into a Hidden Place, about Iza Pavlina artworks, online publication, Furtherfield, 15 May 2017
  • responsive sound installation with Robertina Šebjanič and Aleš Hieng – Zergon, Time displacement / Chemobrionic Garden, Simulaker Gallery, Novo Mesto, Slovenia, 5–27 May 2017
  • podcast, AM_on_FM / sine_wave, @WaveFarm, 8 & 11 March 2017
  • responsive sound installation with Robertina Šebjanič and Aleš Hieng – Zergon, Time displacement / Chemobrionic Garden, [KONTEJNER.org], Pogon Jedinstvo, Močvara Club, Zagreb, Croatia, 20–22 March 2017
  • screening of documentary film, Flow, directors: Ana Čigon, Ida Hiršenfelder, Saša Spačak, 5th Deuje babe Festival, Idrija Theatre, 8 March 2017
  • theremidi Orchestra workshop, Super-in-Low, RAMPA Lab, Initiative for Women with a Sense for Technology, Science and Art, 13 February 2017
  • responsive installation, Sonoseismic Earth, in collaboration with Saša Spačal, Aksioma Project Space, 22 February – 10 March 2017
  • audiovisual performance, Noisetrails TakeOff, Theremidi Orchestra feat. Wolfgang Spahn & Nahum, in the context of transmediale/CTM Vorspiel 2017, Spektrum Art Technology Community, Berlin, 1 February 2017

[2016]

[2015]

[2014]

  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, Pritličje, Ljubljana, 20 December 2014
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, Drugajanje Festival, Nagib na oder, National House Club, Maribor, 4 December 2014
  • artbook editing for Lenka Đorojević & Matej Stupica, Neur-o-Matic, installation, production: Ljudmila, producer: Tina Dolinšek Malina, MoTA – Museum of Transitory Art, 19 December 2014 – 16 January 2015
  • final exhibition, ČIPke – Initiative for women with a sense for technology, science and art, 15 December 2014
  • concert, Theremidi Orchestra, Improvising Cornelius Cardew Score No. 71, 76, 84 in collaboration with Jaka Berger – brgs, Sonica Festival, Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, 25 November 2014
  • curating a group exhibition, Meeting Out in the Open, Likovni salon, Gallery of Contemporary Art Celje, Guided tour on 29 November 2014; exhibition opened from 10 November to 7 December 2014
  • concert, Theremidi Orchestra, EarZoom Festival, MSUM – Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana, 17 October 2014
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, City of Women Festival, Gromka Theatre, Ljubljana, 11 October 2014
  • kinetic sound installation, Crust: Sonoseismic Landscape, Artists: Saša Spačal and Ida Hiršenfelder, Kiblix Festival, Kibla Portal, Maribor, 8–10 October 2014
  • performance, For the Birds, directed by Vlado Repnik, produced by babaLAN, Kiblix Festival, Maribor, 9 October 2014 & KinoŠiška, Ljubljana, 15 October 2014
  • performance, Toilet Whispers, Theory for Sale, co-production Light Guerilla Festival and Gulag, French Revolution Square, Vžigalica Gallery, Ljubljana, 26 September 2014, 2–3 October 2014
  • text, SoundLighter, audiovisual responsive installation, artists: Marko Vivoda and Gašper Milkovič – Biloslav (Izland Collective), jesusonecstasy (Mitja Cerkvenik), co-production Light Guerilla Festival and Ljudmila, Alkatraz Gallery, 30 September – 8 October 2014
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, TGromka Theatre, Ljubljana, 25 September 2014
  • concert, Sound Happens in a Group!, Theremidi Orchestra, CT-SWaM & Eyebeam, New York City, @Industry City Distillery, 15 September 2014
  • master class workshop, Sound Happens in a Group!, Theremidi Orchestra, DIY electronic workshop, CT-SWaM & EyeBeam, New York City, 10–15 September 2014
  • lecture with Robertina Šebjanič, Sound Happens in a Group! -Physical Computing+, Fall 2014, MFA Design + Technology, Parsons The New School, New York City, 12 September 2014
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, Young Lions Festival, Gromka Theatre, Ljubljana, 27 August, 2014
  • essay, Moving Objects, group exhibition, artists: Sanela Jahić, Borut Savski, Zoran Srdić Janežič, Curator: Ida Hiršenfelder, producer: Jana Putrle, produced by Gulag, Škrlovec Tower, Kranj, 23 August 2014
  • audiovisual performance, Drama in the Sound of the City: Emona calling, come in Ljubljana, Let’s Meet at Škuc, Sound Poetry Visual Event, Sound: Theremidi Orchestra, Poets: Mitja Drab, Jana Putrle Srdić, Peter Semolič, Tone Škrjanec, VJ: Gorazd Krnc, Production: Gulag, Škuc Gallery, Ljubljana, 26 July 2014 & Škrlovec Tower, Kranj, 26 October 2014
  • workshop, Theremidi Orchestra, Chill & Grill XI, Production: Synaptic, 19 July 2014
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, Gromka Theatre, Ljubljana, 29 May 2014
  • essay and lecture, Cartography of Transitions. A transitory research symposium and meeting, ARTos Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus, 23–25 May 2014
  • meeting, Safer Public Spaces for Women, Lesbians and Trans*, meeting for WLT* activists working in Ljubljana and Berlin area, presentation of ČIPke Platform, 14–18 May 2014, Potsdam
  • concert, Theremidi Orchestra: “Antifa”, part of “Victory over Fascism Day” and “Official National Celebration of 10th Anniversary of Joining the EU”, KSEVT, Vitanje, Slovenia, 9 May 2014, live broadcasted on RTV Slovenia.
  • artist-in-residency, Trasformatorio, International Laboratory Residency, Montalbano Elicona, Sicily, Italy, 22 April – 2 May 2014 >> see: Etna Experiment
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, 44th Week of Slovenian Drama, Škrlovc Tower, PG Kranj, 5 April 2014
  • techno burlesque, Image Snatchers, Gromka Theatre, Ljubljana, 3 April 2014
  • concert, Theremidi Orchestra with with Irena Tomažin: TRESK#5 Festival, 20 March 2014
  • reviews, Barva na dlaneh [Colour on One’s Hands]: Colour on One’s Hands is a series of monthly portraits of artists at Dnevnik Daily published since June 2009. The idea for the series came out of a need to present younger or less-known artists and artistic collectives from the fields of fine arts, media art and design.
  • lecture, Endless Plane. The Art of Projection, Nova Gorica City Gallery, 25 February 2014
  • interview, Panoptikum: Archives and Memory, Panoptikum bi-weekly 50 minutes talk show at Slovene National Television Station dedicated to topics concerning humanism, philosophy, art and culture through the eyes of current social situation moderated by Boštjan Narat, Radio Televison Slovenia, 23 January 2014
  • text: Neža Jurman: Risbe v vsakem kotičku in na prav vsakem koraku, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 30 December 2014
  • text: Matija Brumen: Fiktivna topologija mesta, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 2 December 2014
  • text: Anja Jerčič Jakob: Mračnjaško tihožitje herbarija, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 4 November 2014
  • text: Sunčan Patrick Stone: Tisti molj, ki jé predstave, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 14 October 2014
  • text: Natalija Črnčec: Svetleča barvna telesa, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 2 September 2014
  • text: Nataša Berk: Impulzivne osebnostne drže, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 5 August 2014
  • text: Adrijan Praznik: Zgrešena prihodnost se grozeče bliža, in Dnevnik / Barba na dlaneh, 8 July 2014
  • text: Nenad Cizl: Prikazni iz morastih sanj, in Dnevnik / Barva na dlaneh, 3 June 2014
  • text: Valérie Wolf Gang: Hitra potovanja skozi prostor in čas, in Dnevnik / Barva na dlaneh, 13 May 2014
  • text: Barbara Jurkovšek: Lutke, ljudje in druge živali, in Dnevnik / Barva na dlaneh, 8 April 2014
  • text: Emin Djukić: Poišči vzorec, preklopi na avtopilota, in Dnevnik / Barva na dlaneh, 4 March 2014
  • text: Klemen Zupanc: Prevajanje trkov različnih svetov, in Dnevnik / Barva na dlaneh, 4 February 2014
  • text: Luka Uršič: Ne bojmo se sentimentalnosti, in Dnevnik / Barva na dlaneh, 7 January 2014

[2013]

[2012]

[2011]

[2010]

[2009]

[2008]

  •  curator, Natan & Saša Kerkoš, oruzje.com / Trash for Trash, VN Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia, 2008

[2007]

  • text, Art-Area 103: presek umetnostnega leta 2007, @ Radio Študent, 16 December 2007
  • text, Art-Area 102: Linus Nilsson / Bienale proširenih medija – Beograd / Jakopičeva nagrada, @ Radio Študent, 12 December 2007
  • text, Art-Area 101: bridA / Maja Smrekar / Sašo Sedlaček, @ Radio Študent, 28 November 2007
  • text, Art-Area 99: festival Mesto žensk / festival Mesec fotografije, 10 October 2007
  • text, Art-Area 98: Nebuyoshi Araki / VSSD / Slovenska kiparska razstava, @ Radio Študent, 26 September 2007
  • text, Art-Area 97: 27. Grafični bienale v Ljubljani, @ Radio Študent, 12 September 2007
  • text, Art-Area 96: razstava There Is Never A Stop And Never A Finish / projekt Lost Highway, @ Radio Študent, 29 August 2007
  • essay, Ida Hiršenfelder: Združevanje kreativnih moči (intervju) [Joining the Creative Forces (interview)], Likovne besede, 79/80, Summer 2007, Ljubljan
  • text, Art-Area 95: 52. Beneški bienale, @ Radio Študent, 18 July 2007
  • group exhibition, “meinewaffe.com / Trash for Trash”, part of Homo bellicus. A Genealogy of War, curated by Mikala Hyldig Dal, 29 June – 9 July 2007, Berlin, Germany
  • text, Art-Area 94: Vaginal Davis / raziskovalni laboratorij Labsus / This Wojzak, @ Radio Študent, 27 June 2007
  • text, Art-Area 93: Miha Štrukelj / son:DA / 52. beneški bienale, @ Radio Študent, 3 June 2007
  • text, Art-Area 92: okrogla miza Kuratorske prakse / Viktor Bernik / Montevideo Amsterdam, @ Radio Študent, 23 May 2007
  • text, Art-Area 91: Viennafair / predstava Digitalna komuna / Paulo Eurico Variz, @ Radio Študent, 9 May 2007
  • text, Art-Area 89, @ Radio Študent, 11 April 2007
  • copywriting for Sanja Grcić: Družinske vezi: Globalna moda lokalna tradicija, MGLC, 26 January – 9 February 2007

[2006]

  • text, Arterija 82, @ Radio Študent, 27 December 2006
  • interview, Arterija 80, @ Radio Študent, 22 November 2006
  • essay, Lara Badurina : serija = series : Moderna galerija, Studio “Josip Račić”, 31 January – 19 February 2006. : [katalog izložbe] / [predgovor Ida Hirsenfelder, Ana Dević ; prijevod
  • text, Hairlines, Lawrence Gallery, Philadelpia, USA 2007 Dualities, Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia 2006
  • curating, Plan the Coincidence, group show,
  • essay, Kerkoš, Saša, edit., Orozje.com / Trash for Trash, Ljubljana: Tretaroka, 2006
  • curator, Orozje.com / Trash for Trash, solo-show, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, 12–28 June 2006

[2005]

  • curator, Between Realism and Utopia, curating an exhibition of Chinese propaganda posters, produced by CodeEp, Festival of Spring, Yuan Sinology Society, 5–26 May 2005, Stara Elektrarna, Ljubljana
  • curator, Pretty Dirty, co-curating of a collaborative group show, a graduation exhibition of the World of Art School for Curators of Contemporary Art, ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, 24 June – 22 July 2005
  • essay, Wang Huiqin, China Soirée, exhibition brochure, Palais Porcia, Wien, Austria
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