In its early stages, the Sounds like a Book program consisted of lectures and workshops addressing conceptual and practical dimensions of book-based artistic projects. Collaborating with experts from graphic design and contemporary multimedia art, the second edition tackled the concept of silence, beginning with a series of intriguing questions: What does silence mean? How can it be described, and through which gestures and images persist in our memory? And how does a book about silence sound?

Kicking off in early February 2017, Sounds like a Book Silence hosted an intensive workshop at Galeria Posibilă centered around discussing, performing and reflecting upon silence as a topic in sound-art history. The conceptual exploration was complemented by lectures on practical elements such as typography (Radu Manelici, graphic designer), types of paper (Loredana Bostacă, Antalis), concept, layout and binding (Graphomat, interdisciplinary design studio). In addition, a rich series of talks were held by guests active in book design, book publishing and contemporary sound art local scene: Carla Duschka (graphic artist, Atelierul de Grafică), Bogdan Ceausescu (graphic designer), Alin Cincă (art director), Diana Dulgher (sound artist), Artemisia Pascu (graphic designer) and Matei Câlția (curator and gallerist). 

The exhibition opened on the 2nd of March at Galeria Posibilă in Bucharest, showcasing works which mediated silence in printed matter.

Artists:  Iris Arsu, Raluca Anghel, Maria Bălan, Anca Cioarec, Inga Ciumac, Simona Constantin, Irina Costescu, Dragoș Hanciu, Sebi Hogea, Antonio Lionetti, Veronica Negrilă, Maria Popescu, Alina Samoschi, Super Serios: Maria Mandea and teodora Ungureanu, Andrei Șendrea (Reg), Oana Tudoran