Immersed in Sound 1

Girilal Baars (Sweden): Trioxia 10’
Natasha Barrett (Norway): Impossible Moments from Venice 3: The Other Side of the Lagoon 11’
Sofia Kiviniemi (Finland): The Heavier the Stone, the Heavier It Rock 9’
Rikharður H Fridriksson (Iceland): Gott 15’
Marcus Wrangö (Sweden): Inkognito C20F 9’

Natasha Barrett’s Impossible Moments from Venice 3: The Other Side of the Lagoon is part of a series that dives into real outdoor soundscapes, pulls them apart and re-composes representations that are impossible yet plausible. This work is one of three based on Venice from the viewpoint of a Norwegian tempted by literary fiction and word of mouth. Rikahður H Fridriksson takes inspiration from a speech by the former mayor of his hometown, explaining that the town was a good place to live. Through the drawn out rendering of the statement, he expresses his fond memories of growing up there. Trioxia, by Girlal Baars, examines a very modern problem – the issue of space junk. Using transmission data from over 7000 satellite launches (going back to Sputnik in 1957) mixed with created sounds, the work illustrates how busy the Earth’s upper atmosphere has become.

In The Heavier the Stone, the Heavier It Rock, Sofia Kiviniemi searches for a representation of the feel of stones, their weight and dirt. The title refers to the idea of turning the weight one carries into strength, seeing struggles and burdens as rather part of life, than an endless Sisyphus myth cycle.

Stockholm’s subway system (a little more extensive than Glasgow’s!) has 100 stations, almost all of which feature public artworks, and all of the subway cars are given names, mostly after famous people. There is a unique car in the fleet – a model C20F - formerly known by the name Inkognito. This car has several unique features; lighter, wider inside, air-con. The electromagnetic signature of Inkognito also sounds different compared to the other cars. For Marcus Wrangö, this grew into the idea that Inkognito is a kind of an unintentional moving artwork.

This concert is supported by Arts and Culture Norway and Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare