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Orgel – A visual sound installation

by Johanna Mårtensson and Ida Lundén

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Orgel

INSTALLATION BY JOHANNA MÅRTENSSON AND MUSIC BY IDA LUNDÉN

STAGE

First performed at Fylkingen Mar 18, 2016

LIGHT

at Fylkingen Sören Runolf

PHOTOGRAPHER

José Figueroa

Orgel is an audio visual exploration of the room and the sound in relation to an audience, where the visitors are the orchestra and a part of the piece. It consists of nine hanging organs, each has its own sound, just like a pipe organ. A playful exploration of materials and sounds that are made in a non hierarchic way together with the visitors. The visitors enter a quiet room with nine hanging objects, they are invited to create the music by blowing in the pipes, or just watch and listen. Each organ has its own sound.

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See more work from Ida Lundén

REVIEWS

The installation makes us question the real value of used materials and how we feel when an object made out ofa cheap medium is compared to a traditional object and is found to be just as effective. It shows us that the substance of an item can be irrelevant in the creation of a ritualistic and sentimental environment, demonstrating that many unorthodox objects can be successful in the creation of such experience. Furthermore, it allows us to query whether the prior knowledge of what an instrument looks like or is made of evokes the same reaction and attitude to the sound stimulating the spiritual experience. It reminds us how important it is to acknowledge used material in a world which is craving the production of new objects while also encouraging and nurturing meditation and wonder in a society that appears to have forgotten how to collectively contemplate.
The Vice Magazine - The Creators Project

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ABOUT

Johanna works with scenography and costume design for theatre, dance, film, photography and her own projects and collaborations.

AWARDS

  • A´Design Award 2016

  • Linbury Prize For Stage Design

  • Golden A Design Award

  • The Platinum A Design Award

EVENTS

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