PURIFICATION
Varanasi, India
In March 2020 various field recordings on the river Ganga were collected reflecting the reverence of spirituality in Hinduism. Further research of the sacred site revealed horrific facts of pollution of the holy river.
Research and development of the project ‘Purification’
What captures the dichotomy between the sacred reverence for the Ganga in Hindu beliefs and the physical condition of its waters? Through sonification of dystopian realities of pollution with utopian aspirations for renewal “Purification” invites to question inherent biases within belief systems and fosters a broader dialogue about the complexities of perception and reality.
Excerpt of this work featured on Resonance FM ‘Sonic Darts Show’, UK.
March 2021 – Place vs Plasticity , looking at field recordings and spatial identity.
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Collaboration with video artist Vattica, to create an interactive audio visual performance which will symbolize the two forces working in contrary directions: pollution and purification. A site specific happening using sound, light projections and 2 actors will bring the aspect of ritualism from Varanasi to the Galiläa Kirche in Berlin.
Symbolic imagery related to purification and pollution, representations of water, traditional symbols of cleansing, visual metaphors that resonate with the concept of purifying the Ganga, processed via digital algorithms.
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How is something considered as a form of purity ?
Is it a perceptual perspective?
What if it’s a sensation or an illusion?
What does it serve?
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Dec 2021
experiments with Piano strings and abandonment of tradition
A P L A Y E R PIANO
Feedback signals recorded as playing the piano via transducers activating the inner piano strings. Keys untouched.
a composition by Daria Redkina and Miriam Jochmann
recorded at Klangtheatre , Vienna (Nov 2023)