Music for the inner ear

Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard

Our fantasy has crumbled - yet we must go into utopia to articulate alternative realities that will allow us to escape the current systems we are living in and by. What can we do if we only dream pragmatic and rational dreams that speak into already existing paradigms and systems? When a catastrophic or sudden event occurs we often say that reality exceeds fantasy, this being the exception of the norm, but what if reality exceeding fantasy is in fact the norm - and not vice versa? - what if our fantasy has crumbled in such a degree that we only are capable of imagining realities and solutions which already fit into a dysfunctional system? Are we doomed? - or do we dare to go full on into utopia? In the artistic research project; Music for the inner Ear - Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard looks into the realms of imaginary sound and sonic potentiality unfolded within different artistic domains - raising the questions; Is it possible to create imaginary music only audible for the inner ear of the listener & when does something actually exist? In the project the notion of potentiality is a main driver both in activating the listener but also simply by addressing the potential of potentiality.

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MUSIC FOR THE INNER EAR

-an exploration of sonic potentiality

EXPLOSION

This project went from a, NOT to b, but instead it exploded, offering new forms and new shapes very different to those within the domain of the written word.

During the course of the project, multiple works emerged - all in fluctuation between different positions and artistic domains; instruments without sound, (non) events that did and didn’t happen at the same time, copyrights of imaginary music were dissolved, and immersive imaginary graphical sound was created.

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