Philipp Rhensius

#3: Home Is Where the Heart Strives – On the Sonic Fiction of Everyday Life


Writer, musician, poet, and editor Philipp Rhensius aka alienationist_ will present the new norient sounds book ‘Home Is Where the Heart Strives’, sharing excerpts from his introductory essay and selected contributions. He will then reflect on sonic fiction, belonging, and the realities and futures of global DIY cultures — situated between intimacy, resistance, and noise.

The book ‘Home Is Where the Heart Strives’ explores the meaning of place in relation to music and sound. From a metalhead smuggling banned tapes across the Syrian border to a vogueing oasis in the mountains of Bogotá, it asks: how does place shape music, and is it possible to listen beyond one’s history? Edited and curated by Philipp Rhensius, the book brings together 85 contributors from 38 countries who map their sonic landscapes of migration, war, queerness, and home through essays, poetry, and images.

Biography:
Philipp Rhensius aka Alienationist is a writer, musician, poet, and editor at Norient. He currently publishes the experimental column ‘Was Macht Mich’ in the newspaper ‘taz’. His texts and music projects are based on the idea that feeling the chains is the first step toward emancipation. As editor at Norient, he works with artists and authors from over 60 countries to promote (sub)cultural diversity. In his music (Kl.ne, aphtc, Alienationist), he blends sonic fiction with poetry, queer theory, spoken word, and visceral club sounds. Recently, he released the double-EP ‘Your Data Is Funnier Than You’ and published the book volume ‘Home Is Where the Heart Strives’.

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Time:16:00 – 18:00

Duration: 2 h

13.11.2025, Thursday