No Story begins at the beginning — sound installation
by Miki Yui and Stefan Schneider
31.08 — 08.09.2024
Location: Pavillon für Baukultur, Budapester Str. 7, 53111 Bonn
Opening hours: daily 16:00-20:00 (except Sat+Sun: 16:00-17:00)
The sounds of this installation are sourced from audio recordings (field recordings, music and interview excerpts) which Miki Yui and Stefan Schneider made during their stays in Ghana, as well as from the sound archives of Gabriel Myers Hansen, Ored Recordings and other parties who have been invited to participate in Bonn.
No story begins at the beginning creates a sort of “flow of communities”, rendering audible myriad connecting elements that transcend geographical or cultural boundaries.Alongside the sound collage, the space is enriched by a further layer: an installation composed of texts and photographs which the two city sound artists gathered in Ghana. The text fragments are drawn from interviews that Miki Yui and Stefan Schneider conducted with local authors, journalists, musicians and radio producers. These texts are supplemented by further reflections and conversations which the two artists initiated and pursued on the multi-faceted subject of “sound and community” following their return from Ghana.