Motherhood is a way of listening. It is a method, it's about being attuned to diverse worlds and temporalities at the same time. It is the closest thing to the idea of quantum listening - as theorized and radically practiced by Pauline Oliveros - I've ever experienced. We will listen to natural sounds and intergenerational witty and melancholy audio stories about motherly listening, feeling and caring. [No useful tips to be a better mum will be provided.]

Ilaria Gadenz is an independent producer, PhD candidate in New Media and Critical-
Curatorial Practices at the Politecnico delle Arti in Bergamo. In 2006 she co-founded Radio Papesse. Since 2011, she has supported numerous artists and audio makers in the production of sound art and audio narratives. From 2019 to 2024 she co-curated LUCIA - an international festival dedicated to collective listening to radio works and audio narratives - and a broad constellation of programs and mentoring initiatives supporting experimental audio production.

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