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Die Schachtel is also an independent and non-profit Art Gallery/Experimental Music Label, devoted to Sound as both an art form and a platform for critical discourse. We develop our exhibition projects in close collaboration with the artists, presenting in a multi-faceted program featuring performances, site-specific installations, and Art Multiples. Our art multiples are hand-crafted, esthetically challenging sound-art objects, as diverse as sonic aquariums, light/sound boxes or sound-text editions, created and manufactured under the supervision of the artist. Blurring the boundaries between visual art and sound culture, the multiples are conceived and designed to document the most advanced reasearch in sound-based contemporary art. We welcome your support to Die Schachtel, either purchasing from our catalogue or through any other form of financial help or sponsoring that would help us further expand the rather neglected Sound-related Art scene amongst a wider public, resulting in an effective support to the artists.
If you want to submit a project, please send a written proposal that describes your work, including the technical specifications, and takes into consideration the capabilities of the space in 35 sq. meters. In addition, be aware that the format of presentation is normally five hour installations of one artist’s work, 5 days per week. SoundOhm (www.soundohm.com) is a very interesting side project of Die Schachtel: it will be soon online as a mailorder website as well as an archive-in-progress dedicated to experimental music. Soundohm’s aim is to make available through the web the most complete information on avant-garde records and musicians of the period 1960-1980. It features complete discographies and record collectors relevant information, such as the original record’s reference numbers and cover photos. We welcome any help in order to complete such ambitious task.