The anchoring of sound as a medium of cultural and speculative thinking, as explored in the seminar Sonic Fiction, is closely connected to the philosophy of the festival BLAUES RAUSCHEN. Theoretical works such as Kodwo Eshun's More Brilliant than the Sun and Holger Schulze's Sonic Fiction show that sound is much more than mere aesthetics. Sound carries narrative, transformative, and cultural potentials that allow cultural meanings, material practices, and sonic experiences to merge.

This perspective opens a new dimension to understand the role of music and sound art in the context of the festival. BLAUES RAUSCHEN, with its curatorial diversity – from synthetic sounds to live coding, AI, and audiovisual performances – provides a platform that makes the dense interweavings described in Sonic Fiction tangible.

The seminar Sonic Fiction, conducted in cooperation with the Institute for Media Studies at Ruhr University Bochum under the direction of Natalie Pielok, reflects these connections between theory and practice. Concepts such as "investigative aesthetics" and the "audio essay," which blur the line between fact and fiction, find an impressive correspondence in the performances of the festival. The cooperation between the festival and the seminar strengthens this connection between theory and practice.

In a joint lecture-and-talk event, which is open not only to students but to all interested parties, participants have the opportunity to connect the concepts discussed in the seminar with the creative processes of the participating artists. In the encounter of theoretical discourse and artistic practice, sound thus becomes a tool for cultural and political resonance, opening up new perspectives and narrative worlds.