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

Lyd (text and/or score and/or sound and/or music)

A paradox is embedded within language itself.

Language has the capability of being including and excluding at the same time.

Language can be used to share knowledge with others who understand the given language, or used to withhold knowledge from others by using a language they don’t understand.

Language is a tool of power.

Lyd is a text piece written in Danish.

If you understand Danish then the piece will unfold itself as a description of sound.

If you don’t understand Danish, then you will experience the phonetics of the alphabet itself.

Music for the inner ear, beyond meaning and syntax.

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MUSIC FOR THE INNER EAR

Lyd (text and/or score and/or sound and/or music)