Byre Theatre, Abbey Street - Level 4 Gallery
Talk to the collaborators behind Berlin Water and Berlin Umbrella!
Participants: Valerie Coffin Price, Stephanie Green, and Sonja Heyer
Berlin Water emerged out of Valerie Coffin Price’s visits to Berlin, working alongside
German sound artist Sonja Heyer along the city’s waterways, and producing sketches and videos in response to Stephanie Green’s poetry from
Berlin Umbrella, as well as the city, the water, its sounds and environment.
Berlin Umbrella is a poetry and soundwalk developed by Stephanie Green and
Sonja Heyer, which can also be experienced throughout the festival weekend. Together, the poetry, artwork and sound walk take one on an imaginative journey down the course of Berlin’s River Spree.
Meet the artists to learn more about these remarkable installations and artworks and to hear about the process of collaboration.
Sonja Heyer is a musician and artist living in Berlin with a background in music, anthropology and sound studies. She has been developing audio pieces for radio as well as compositions for sound installations since 2010. Her sound walk UMBRELLA has been showcased in various places across Europe and Asia since 2014, and transforms documentary and literary material into an immersive aural experience. She is a lecturer at the University of Arts in Berlin and in 2019 was a guest lecturer at the Berlin literature house Lettrétage.
Supported by the British Council Berlin and Creative Scotland.
Valerie was supported in the making of Berlin Water by the Hosking Houses Trust.
Participation is free of charge. You can register via Eventbrite.
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