- alison gerber -

 

 

Undervattenskonsert (2004)
event

I invited artists to make sound works for an underwater broadcast in the ocean between Sweden and Denmark. For two days bathers at Västra Hamnen in Malmö were able to listen to works made especially for the event.

The sounds were broadcast underwater using the Swedish national synchronized swimming team's equipment. Swimmers could hear sounds clearly through bone conduction so long as their heads were at least partially submerged. The audio from the recordings mixed with the sounds of passing boats and the splashes of other swimmers. The event took place during the hottest days of the Swedish summer.

Abinadi Meza, Ann Rosén, Enrico Glerean, Johan Sandsjö, Jon Eriksen, mAggIE mAYhEm, Mathias Kristersson and Trygve Luktvasslimo, Petri Kuljuntausta, Plakto Needs Lint, Rich Barlow, and Sten-Olof Hellström contributed work to the project.

Click below to listen to small .mp3s of the event, recorded underwater on Sunday, August 8.

Abinadi Meza - Soft Jaws
Ann Rosén - Minus 17
Enrico Glerean - Slow Eye Movements
Johan Sandsjö - Utan titel
Jon Eriksen - Is
mAggIE mAYhEm - The Long Lost Sub Comes Home
Mathias Kristersson and Trygve Luktvasslimo - Heal the World
Petri Kuljuntausta - Navigator
Plakto Needs Lint - Untranslated Events
Rich Barlow - Bardo
Sten-Olof Hellström - Fluid

 

 

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