Sounds surround us in our everyday lives: some come from our bodies, others from our surroundings or from sources that we never see. The Tender Ears workshop focuses on sound and listening, we will make playful sounds, draw in response to what we can hear and visit the exhibitions using our ears as well as our eyes. We will remember sounds we heard before and imagine new sounds that we haven’t yet heard.

The workshops are open to everyone. No prior musical background or experience is required and workshop is suitable for all ages. Children should be accompanied by adults.

These workshops will be delivered by Clare Breen with family pods of up to 6 people. This project was developed by Raluca Croitoru.

About the Artist

Raluca Croitoru (b.1989) is a visual artist and educator from Constanța (RO), currently based in Rotterdam (NL). Croitoru uses a multidisciplinary approach that coalesces elements from fine art, choreography and performance. Her practice focuses on embodiment and the interplay of the ambivalent states of activity and rest in everyday work and leisure environments. Croitoru works with performance, installation and video. Her works have been performed and exhibited at TBA Performance Festival, Portland (USA), Art in General, NYC (USA), Skånes Konstförening, Malmö (SE), Playground Performance Festival, Leuven (BE) and Art Encounters Biennial, Timișoara (RO).