Acoustic Ecology in Commissioned Work

As a collective, which is specializing in sound scenography, Idee und Klang Audio Design creates auditive environments for exhibitions and the public space. Sometimes we create our own artistic pieces, but in most cases we are hired by a client. Nonetheless, in our 17 years of existence, we have found that more times than not, there is room to align our own beliefs with the ones of the project to some degree. This paper focuses on two aspects: a) the ways in which acoustic ecology informs our work as sound scenographers and b) our experiences with commissioned projects, which feature acoustic ecology as a core topic.