Study for 2 resonant spaces

Acoustics is as integral to our experience of space as light and shape. This study examines what happens if the viewers perception of acoustics is willfully disrupted and becomes part of the material for music. A composition by Hjálmarsson is performed in two separate locations which are edited into a continuous performance, the timbre of the instruments and spaces are part of the music and the piece only exists as this edited recording. The locations are churches because they are the oldest architectural spaces in iceland where acoustics are relevant.

Background

Study for 2 resonant spaces [2014] is a dialogue between visual artist Halldór Úlfarsson and composer Þráinn Hjálmarsson on the topic of acoustics as medium, a theme the artists recently explored in an experimental course they taught at the Music department in the Icelandic Academy of the Arts.

CREDITS

Study for 2 resonant spaces [2014] is part of a dialogue between visual artist Halldór Úlfarsson and composer Þráinn Hjálmarsson.

INFORMATION
1 channel HD video, stereo sound
Duration: 5'36''

CREDITS
Performer: Frank Aarnink
Filmography: Halldór Úlfarsson
Composition: Halldór Úlfarsson
Composition: Þráinn Hjálmarsson

Editing & Mixing: Halldór Úlfarsson & Þráinn Hjálmarsson