SEKUNDOS

Morphologies of Identities

Identity is the link of all the aspects which make you feel one and singular and at the same time share similarities with particular groupS. Sekundos – Morphologies of Identities is a music podcast channel released by ETHZ students. The aim is to recognize background identities in public spaces and to upkeep differences in the institution. Enjoy listening!

06 What’s my Name – Expressing Political and Cultural Legacy as Architecture Students

Carolina Contreras Alvarez for SekundoS – Morphologies of Identity This podcast grew from one of the many conversations we had in our group, the SekundoS. We were discussing our position within the Swiss academic institution embedded by the ETH Zürich as students from immigrant families. Our conversations revolved around our personal involvement in academic activities, the…
05 On Home, Potentially: Hong Kong, Here, There, Everywhere, Everyday

Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode six! This episode is a close listening session to the sounds of our daily life, to journeys home, and to the city of Hong Kong. A house-warming dialogue between Michael and soundpocket: Yang Yeung, Mandy Chan, and Vanessa Lai. In this special conversation episode, we will start with “Simple Interactions”,…
Parity Talk 2023 – From Palestine to Switzerland: A Folk Dance Tale

In the Parity Talk 2022, SekundoS hosted a musical picnic in HIB Open Space, where we collectively listen to music and sounds to recognize hidden identities in institutional space. We see it as a “place-making” event that provided an alternative use and image for a normalized institutional space. This year, we want to follow up…
04 FOR YOUR SAFETY, BE AWARE OF THE SPACE BETWEEN

Surprise! Episode 04 is a short documentary shot in Almerìa, south of Spain, known to be the garden of Europe with its huge greenhouses. The region also happens to be a transit for migrants. This leads to a particular setting between people in exhile, seeking recognition, and the agricultural industry looking for cheap workforce. Traveling…
03 On Decolonial Methodologies: A Journey Home

Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode 3! This episode is an exciting dialogue between two feminist killjoys (proudly) Tina and Qianer on decolonial methodologies and a journey home. We will start with Tina’s upbringing experience as a pan-African diaspora on language, accent, visa, passport, education, belonging, colonial histories, and its aftermaths. Through this journey of identity…
02 On Being Foreign： Position Oneself in Between/对话异乡人：在“夹缝”中寻找自己的位置

Hello everyone, welcome to Episode two! In this episode, we will talk about experiences, feelings, emotions, and reflections, on being foreign, with topics such as the power of language, how to deal with foreign gaze and stereotypes, Ideology differences, and how freedom is entitled to one’s identity. In the end, we reflect on how to…
01 On street dance: how body and music let unfold and explore who you are

After our introduction episode 00, we start moving now into specific individual topics and look into the multiplicity of identitieS. This episode dives into the realm of street dance and takes it as a framework to investigate the connection between body and music and reflect on its importance when talking about identity. Beyond the technical…
00 Listening to Identity Struggles

Welcome to our episode zero, an introduction episode to set up the basics we want to build our knowledge on. We are interested in questions of identity and its various changing forms through and within individuals. Each episode highlights a multi-identity theme through the spectrum of sounds and music. Sekundos are the second generation of…
Parity Talk 2022 – Musical Picnic

Listening to Identity Morphologies Upkeep Singularities. Emphasize Similarities. Musical Picnic – Listening to Identity Morphologies was a workshop held on the Parity Talk 2022 in D-Arch, ETH Zurich. The aim is to recognize background identities in public spaces and to upkeep differences in the institution. A public open call was made before the workshop to collect music/sounds/silence that…