Connecting Commutes

Connecting Commutes was a programme that transformed journeys on TUB — Transportes Urbanos de Braga buses into unexpected artistic experiences throughout 2025, through the creation of sound installations specifically conceived for these vehicles. The project proposed a new way of inhabiting the everyday space of public transport, turning it into a site for artistic engagement and attentive listening.

The works presented throughout the year included projects by the radio art collective Mobile Radio (United Kingdom), the Brazilian duo Guache, and students from the University of Minho, as well as around 80 sound pieces from across the world, selected through an international open call. The programme also featured creations developed by children as part of a workshop led by Binaural Nodar, reinforcing the project’s participatory and intergenerational dimension, alongside a critical reflection component through the publication A matéria da escuta, bringing together essays and academic articles.

Curated by Luís Pinto.

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Partners

Goethe-Institut, Mobile Radio, Centro de Estudos em Comunicação e Sociedade da Universidade do Minho, Audire, Rádio Universitária do Minho, TUB, Binaural, APC Instrumentos Musicais, CDRC Amarense, Encontrarte, União de Freguesias de Merelim São Paio, Panóias e Parada de Tibães; Antena 2; BMA Braga Media Arts; Encontrarte Amares; Fundição Jerónimo; Festival Extremo; RUM; Ciências da Comunicação e do Mestrado de Media Arts da Universidade do Minho