In an urban environment, activating listening involves breaking out of the limited perception caused by routine and habits. Instead of obeying the city's predetermined functional architecture, the Takeaway project aims to experience the urban environment differently and create new subjective and intimate experiences. It takes different forms of listening to urban surroundings, from clandestine eavesdropping to various listening practices, such as workshops, listening walks, installations, and live performances. An integral component is a headset serving as a real-time processor of the sonic environment. Participants use the headset to manipulate and “play” with the live sound environment around them, blurring the boundaries between listening and composing, as well as between performer and audience. 

Martin Hurych is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sound art, performance, architecture, and curatorial projects. Based in The Hague and Lubná, he creates live performances, installations, and sonic explorations using field recordings, documentary audio, generative coding, and custom-built synthesisers. His work merges sound, space, and community engagement, inviting audiences to sense the subtle layers of their surroundings and the sociopolitical narratives that shape them. In 2017, Hurych co-founded the Přespolní association in Lubná and has since curated its cultural programming. Přespolní provides a platform for exhibitions and residencies, and hosts the annual Bučení festival of experimental electronic music and audio-visual art.