Soundwalk Collective

Soundwalk Collective is the contemporary sonic arts platform of founder and artist Stephan Crasneanscki and producer Simone Merli. Working with a rotating constellation of artists and musicians, they develop site- and context-specific sound projects through which to examine conceptual, literary or artistic themes.

Their practice engages in the narrative potential of sound across mediums such as art installations, dance, music and film. A unique artistic approach to sound ties together the different forms in which Soundwalk Collective work. Whether in original composition or the use of archival recordings, they treat sound as material that is both tactile and poetic. This allows them to create layered narratives that address ideas of memory, time, love and loss.

Soundwalk Collective have performed and exhibited at a diverse range of arts and music institutions, such as Berghain, Centre Pompidou, CTM Festival, documenta, KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Manifesta, Mobile Art Pavillion by Zaha Hadid and New Museum.

Patti SMITH 

Seminal artistic figure, legend of American rock, reference for his peers, the numerous achievements of Patti Smith as a performer, author, recording artist and visual artist are recognised worldwide and hailed with numerous prestigious awards in all fields. 

She is a four-time Grammy® nominee and a Golden Globe nominee, holds the honor of “Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres” from the French Ministry of Culture. In 2022, she received the French Legion of Honor for her life’s work. In 2007 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

At present Smith writes, performs, lending support for human-rights issues and environmental groups, primarily Pathway to Paris, a nonprofit organization co-founded by her daughter, Jesse Paris Smith, offering tangible solutions for combatting climate change.