Sonic Introspection

FROM TOBIAS FISCHER: Sonic Introspection: Curatorial Considerations Sound is all around us. We encounter it on the subway on our way to work. We are exposed to it at night when we celebrate. We willingly emerge in it underneath our headphones. Even when the din of the city disappears and gives way to solitude in nature, the acoustic world remains rich, resonant, and constantly surprising. And yet, as much as it comes to us from the outside, sound is a deeply subjective and personal phenomenon. It is filtered through our lens of experience and our individual sensory apparatus to provide highly different impressions. How we perceive sound tells us something profound about who we are. Listening to it is a process which leads us inwards. This selection of pieces by eight sound artists from around the world zooms in on this introspective, immersive quality. Their work, as diverse and colourful as it may be, invites the listener to either close their eyes to face themselves—or keep them open and perceive the world in a different way. From field recordings via plant music to electro-acoustic compositions and modular synthesis, they encompass contemporary sound art’s full range of expression. Included are: Neil Luck: His pieces, published on Matthew Herbert’s “Accidental Imprint” among others, straddle the line between song and fantasy, always retaining a sense of the whimsical. Wild Anima: Her recent explorations into working with plants have resulted in dreamlike, sensual ambient soundscapes, occasionally propelled forward by soft rhythmical pulses. Alëna Korolëva: Korolëva’s body of work is built on the transformation of seemingly mundane field recordings into mysterious semblances with a strong sense of composition. Emme Moises: A leading figure on the modular scene, with a unique talent for creating sounds which are instantly emotive and highly physical. Gil Sansón: Over decades of continuous practise, Sansón has built an expansive discography exploring very quiet and extremely discrete sonic occurrences which he will, at times, expand into epic fields of whisper, or mould into more recognisable shapes by pairing them with naïve guitar resonances. Budhaditya Chattopadhyay: An artist, author, activist, and teacher, Chattopadhyay is known for field recordings at the cusp between the aesthetically pleasing and the urgently political.