«peri-acoustics – this is a type of hearing inspired by how we hear as unborn children and mother beings. In this more-than-individual state, we hear through multiplicity and mutuality, we hear through four points in space, we hear both internally and externally, and we hear our speech as both our own and not our own (alien). There might be something quantum about this type of sonicity. Hearing, of course, is the first sense we develop, which is to say our first sense of self is not cut-out and singular as our eyes and mirrors would have us believe, but rather we come to know ourselves first, acoustically – as more-than-singular.» – arjuna neuman, vdrome interview, 2016.

based on the quote by filmmaker and thinker arjuna neuman about «peri-acoustics», «consent not to be a single being – a set for peri-acoustic attunement» is an experimental arrangement of materials asking for possibilities of listening as an «ethical» practice, social attunement as practice of acknowledging difference without separability rather than unification (raising awareness of each beings listening positionality), and the possibilities of shared sonic spaces as relational spaces beyond the weight of the linguistic.

‹consent not to be a single being – a set for peri-acoustic attunement› is a set of materials/tools to attune a group of beings within a social space. It consists of an attunement exercise with digital tuning files, a printed score to be read, and a 7inch vinyl record to be heard or felt collectively (including digital versions for download), a poster and 3 balloons (as a tool for the sounds to be felt). The set is meant to be performed and listened to in the beginning of collective gatherings, listenings, concerts, reading groups, dinners, meetings, sleep-overs, dj-sets or other forms of get-togethers. ‹consent not to be a single being› is a toolset for opening collective spaces towards inclusive, entangled and empathic practices of listening and is meant to strengthen relationalities of beings within shared spaces.