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.

MUSIC FOR THE INNER EAR

-an explosion of sonic potentiality

Tableaux du son (Film and/or sound and/or installation and/or music and/or sculpture)

When watching Tableaux du Son, the listener is given the choice of remaining within a state of potentiality (watching the video WITHOUT sound and imagining the sound by reading the description of the piece) or to make the transition into actuality (watching the video WITH sound).

IMPORTANT: TURN OFF THE COMPUTER SPEAKERS BEFORE PRESSING PLAY.

If you decide to turn up the sound - then it should be loud, and remember to wear high quality headphones.

Description:

Tableaux du Son is a piece for 6 violins performing a major third for the duration of 15 minutes. Even though it’s just a major third, the sound of the 6 violins goes in and out of phase, thereby causing the character of the major third to transform in a microcosmos of constant drama.

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MUSIC FOR THE INNER EAR

Tableaux du son (Film and/or sound and/or installation and/or music and/or sculpture)