Flick-a-Record Workshop

18.4. & 19.4.2026 | 1pm - 6pm | Hernalser Hauptstrasse 31, 1170 Wien

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.

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@gmail.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.

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).