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VOL 24
28.01.2025

SSAME?

SSAME?
recorded on 18.08.2024

at Movingpoets Novilla


A night of intersection between radio, diaspora drama, and sound art performance. Curated by Ariel Orah from sōydivision, featuring Hany Tea and Emma Lo (Mutating Kinship Lab, Spätifunk), Jon Carlos Evans (black communion).

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The phrases "I think they all look the same" and "same-same but different" reflect contrasting perspectives on identifying foreign objects or people. The former often carries a tone of racial discrimination when used to describe people from different ethnicities. In contrast, "same-same but different" is typically used among diasporic communities to express solidarity and unity, with examples such as Indonesians and Thais acknowledging their shared Southeast Asian heritage. Despite this sense of unity, significant differences exist even within the same diasporic group, such as varying privileges and reasons for migration, which are rarely discussed in depth. Ariel from Soydivision aims to explore these conversations through the medium of sound and radio, leveraging radio's cathartic abilities to foster empathy among marginalized communities. In this case, he expands the conversation within Berlin-based Asian and African diaspora entities. The event will feature live radio performances by Hany Tea and Emma Lo (Mutating Kinship Lab, Spätifunk), as well as Jon Carlos Evans (Black Communion) and Ariel Orah (Soydivision).


"This format is part of sōydivision's ASSOY Radio residency at Movingpoets Novilla, initiated by Ariel Orah. The session recorded from Ariel´s radio installation TRANSTRAUMA FM which exhibited at at that time as part of the exhibition 'Weltfest?' by Movingpoets Berlin e.V. at Novilla Gallery."


https://www.soydivision.berlin/ssame