As a centre for digital and sonic cultures, Transcultures supports formats in which creation is also made through exchange: the sharing of tools, the circulation of practices, and the forging of connections between aesthetics and between generations.
“Worm Club” fits within this approach: initiated by the artist Philippe Baraduc and the CreaMakers project, it will offer a regular rendezvous that strengthens a local scene while remaining porous—open and accessible.
First meet-up on Sunday, 29 March 2026.
Free entry for everyone—sign up!
A space for experimentation, without intimidation
Conceived as a sound-arts lab, Worm Club brings together artists, the curious, and listeners around a simple idea: sound is a material. It can be sculpted, captured, rerouted, spatialised, made to converse with images, objects, gestures, machines, environments. Here, music is only one possible outcome: the stakes are broader—at the intersection of visual arts, media, performance, and technologies.
By alternating an invited guest presentation, hands-on tinkering, and an open jam… the format creates a space for horizontal learning, where you come as much to experiment as to develop a culture of listening.
Worm Club positioning
No musical knowledge is required. The project values trying, error, accident, curiosity. This isn’t a stage with a “level” to reach; it’s a space where you learn by doing and by listening. The invited artist’s presentation acts as an “unlock”: showing tools, methods, ways of listening and of making sound.
Worm Club sits naturally between: sound art / installation; experimental music / improvisation; DIY practices (circuit bending, repurposed objects); electronics (modular, synths, effects); visual and plastic arts (image, gesture, scenography); performance and the body (voice, actions, micro-gestures); listening to place (field recording)…
Philippe Baraduc
Holding a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and in Knowledge Transfer and New Technologies, Philippe Baraduc has been writing and performing science shows for young audiences and families since 2009. He develops projects that make scientific concepts tangible and engaging, and that share the joy of discovery.
Philippe Baraduc’s work is part of the open science movement in the service of the common good, enabling his audiences—especially younger people—to build scientific and cultural confidence in an increasingly technological world.
Since 2011, he has been a regular contributor to major science events such as Printemps des Sciences (Belgium), the Science Festival (Luxembourg), and Fête de la Science (France). His work has also attracted media attention, notably on Belgian and Walloon television and radio news outlets.
Informations
- 29.03.2026 | 14 > 18:00
- Couvent d’Hautrage
- 6, Place d’Hautrage 7334 Saint-Ghislain
- PFree to attend with registration required.
- info & registration : wormclub@transcultures.be
Production
- Transcultures
