18.4. & 19.4.2026 | Flick-a-Record | 13:00 – 18:00 | Setzkasten modul | Hernalser Hauptstrasse 31, 1170 Wien

Samstag 18.04. & Sonntag 19.04. | 13:00 – 18:00

Material costs: €20 + an optional contribution – pay whatever you feel comfortable with.
Number of participants: 8 – 10 first come first serve
Please register by writing to setzkastenwien[ät]gmail[döt}com

Language: English/German
Participants can bring: old vinyls (without emotional attachment), magazines to scan from, GIF’s and short videos, analog fotos, collage materials, your favourite drawing pens and ink, a hand full of free newspapers for cut-outs

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 moving images. Inspired by early optical illusion devices such as the phenakistiscope¹ this workshop offers an accessible and experimental approach to making animated records.

Guided by Stephanie Castonguay (CAN) and Stefan Voglsinger (AUT), participants will first create a flexible replica of a vinyl record using everyday materials to create an experimental sound object. Inspired by historical animation techniques, participants will then design a sequence of shapes and images to be displayed in a circular grid using drawings, patterns, collages, digital tools and prints. 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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¹The phenakistiscope (1833) is regarded as one of the first forms of moving media entertainment that paved the way for the future motion picture and film industry. Similar to a GIF animation, it displays a short continuous loop.

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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 and Basis.Kultur.Wien.