A witches' knot of voices

Is paradise possible, and what would it look like? What futures, what alternative ways of coexisting are possible in our wildest dreams? Can we, through our imagination, stretch the horizons of what we deem realistic, or thinkable? Can we use our voices to shape our collective future, not merely by casting a vote for a political party but by actively speaking, discussing, fantasising — weaving a different world through conversations with strangers?

A group of 12 people came together, using these questions as starting points for conversations, fictions, stories. Sound recordings of this afternoon have been edited into several audio compositions, in which different voices intertwine into a polyphonic web. A witches' knot of voices, speaking hidden desires into being and, perhaps, manifesting them.

You are invited to choose your way through these fragments, voices and compositions. To shape your own pathways to different potential futures by navigating the sonic labyrinth.

Instructions

♡ Click the arrow below to get started!

♡ Each page contains an audio player with an audio composition; press ► to listen to it.

♡ The audio is in Dutch; click on "English translation" for a transcript in English.

♡ Click on one of the two images below the audio player to continue. Each image leads to a different pathway through the sonic labyrinth. There are no right or wrong choices, so let your intuition guide you!

♡ You can use the "Home" button at the top of each page to navigate back to this page and start over.