18.4.2026 & 19.4.2026 | Flick-a-Record Workshop | 13:00 – 18:00 | Setzkasten – modul | Hernalser Hauptstrasse 31, 1170 Wien

Samstag 18.04.2026 & Sonntag 19.04.2026 | 13:00 – 18:00

Material fees: 15 Eur + pay as You Wish: any amount you feel comfortable with beyond the materials fee.
Number of participants: 8 – 10 first come first serve
Please register by writing to setzkastenwien[ät]gmail[dot}com

Language: English/German
Participants can bring: Old vinyls (without emotional attachment), Magazines to scan from, GIF’s, Collage Material, Drawing Pens, free Newspaper for cut-outs, etc.

The “flick-a-record” workshop aims to explore the turntable as a sound machine and animation device. At the intersection of sound art, pre-cinema, and D.I.Y. culture, this workshop invites participants to experiment with the potential of a rotating disc to simultaneously produce sound and animation.

Guided by Stephanie Castonguay and Stefan Voglsinger, participants will first create a flexible replica of a vinyl record using everyday materials to create this experimental sound object.

Inspired by early optical illusion devices such as the Zoetrope, this workshop offers an accessible and experimental approach to making animated records. Participants will design a sequence of shapes and images to be displayed in a circular grid, using drawings, patterns, collages and digital tools. When placed on a rotating turntable, this disc will produce an optical animation based on the principle of persistence of vision, while the molded surface will generate a lo-fi sound texture.

Designed as a collaborative laboratory, the workshop offers a reinterpretation of a common medium, the vinyl record, in order to explore its potential as a graphic surface, sound sculpture, and kinetic device. No prior experience is necessary.

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This event is part of the ‚ACME‘ project for transdisciplinary research, funded by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW)/Artistic Research Center (ARC).

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Setzkasten is supported by MA7 Wien Kultur, Basis.Kultur.Wien.