METAL MACHINE MISCHIEF (or how to make noise music with bicycles)

“Riding bikes ain’t s#!+ without climate justice, without land back, without liberation of everybody.” Christina Torres, Cyclista Zine

The bicycle is more than just a means of transportation. In our increasingly car-centric and carbon-heavy lifestyle, cycling is a climate action that slows down the rate at which our planet is burning. Inspiring stories from Gaza have shown us how bicycles can be radically repurposed into washing machines, sewing machines, and even power generators.

In the first part of the workshop, participants will be offered a set of unused bicycle components and they will be guided to devise and conceptualise new musical or sonic instruments with them. In the second part, these unorthodox instruments will be played in a group jam session!

Participants are encouraged to bring personal items such as mallets, drumsticks, clarinet mouthpieces, and/or any musical bobs and bits they can incorporate into the instruments.

This workshop is part of the Empirical Workshop Series of Communities of Practice. Techno Diversions.

This workshop is suitable for age 18 and above.
No prior knowledge or experience is required.