Radical Climate Action Bird

Antifascist Bird Communication System V02.2 is part of Dennis Siering’s ongoing project Radical Climate Action Bird, which investigates the political potential of communication between humans and birds. Together with experts in ornithology, sound design and artificial intelligence, the artist develops solar-powered sound installations that translate melodies from songs associated with antifascist and social protest movements into artificial birdsong.

As a site-specific intervention, the work blends into the natural soundscape of the urban environment, subtly reshaping its acoustic character. Through the regular playing of synthetic birdsong in public space, the installation also opens up the possibility that local birds – especially the common blackbird, a species capable of vocal learning – may incorporate the melodies of protest songs into their natural singing behaviour. By inscribing expressions of political protest into the landscape through the language of nature, the work can be read as a critical response to the recent resurgence of nationalist and neofascist ideologies.

Sound installation / Operating hours:

Every hour on the hour between 10:00–13:00 and 17:00–19:00

Running time:
approx. 10–20 minutes (with short pauses)

Note:
Since the installation is solar-powered, standby periods may occur during extended periods of cloudy weather.

Sound Design: Aleksei Maier
Musical and bioacoustic field research: Andre Siering
Supported by the Hessian Ministry for Science and Research, Art and Culture