Between
January 17th and 21st, 2022, I took part in the
Acoustic Interiors project in The Hague, Netherlands
The
topic and medium of this project is actually an area that I have paid
very little attention to and have never worked on as an independent
discipline. For me, sound has always been associated with my video
work and I have not treated it as an independent medium until now. This was
partly due to my irreparable hearing damage. However I am up to try
something new and to experiment with the medium sound
The project is based at
two locations
in the
old building Royal
Conservatoire and Amare the new culture center of The
Hague. I
focused on the old Royal Conservatoire building during
January 2022 The
initiator is
NEW
EMERGENCES
and
the
curator is
the sounds artist Mrs. Anne Wellmer.
In the course of the year
the project will be pursued further with events, among project
presentations.
About the project
All
other participants on location contribute to the soundscape that this
one listener experiences. Anything goes: making sounds with objects
in the space or with objects and instruments brought to this sonic
intervention, using the voice, texts or words in ANY language. The
"performers" play with the acoustics of the space, with the
resonances, and with the distance to the listener. They come close
and move far away. The listener experiences a sonic massage, and
makes a binaural recording at the same time. Each sound
composition created in this way can later be experienced by other
listeners through headphones, as if they themselves had been that
original first listener.
Each
time a new location is being chosen, another participants becomes the
listener. Ideally as many recordings are being made as participants
are present, this way every participant has the full experience. Each
recording lasts for about 10 minutes and is also being documented via
video.
database
of acoustic memories & presentation
The
first phase of the project requires the creation of a database with
binaural recordings and the exact GPS locations of where each
recording was made. In a next step, the recordings are being made
available. They can be listened to as is via an online listening
archive, but also used to create installations, performances or
(headphone) concerts. The form of the final presentation will be
determined by the participants.
A
building full of stories : The Royal Conservatoire at Juliana van Stolberglaan 1
For
41 years - from 1980 to 2021 - was a special place, for making music, for developing
ideas, and for meeting musicians from all over the world. Anyone who
- since 1980 - has had the opportunity to study or work in this
building by architect Leon Waterman at Juliana van Stolberglaan, will
have memories linked to spaces and places in and around the building.
Some corners have their own very characteristic sounds: the sliding
doors of the main entrance, the hollow slope down on the way to the
studios, the intercom where names are being called when study rooms
become available, the candy vending machines, or the sound of
slamming doors on the corridors along Prinses Beatrixlaan.
Links:
Link sound extracts from my project portfolio
http://e.pc.cd/VVnotalK
Link Project information in general
https://acousticinteriors.cargo.site/
