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

Anthology of Sound (plasma)

Anthology of Sound (2020)

Anthology of Sound inhabits multiple states at the same time - as the sounds described in the text are in constant fluctuation between alphabet, word, language and meaning - and between the state of a book, a score, written text and imaginary music.

463 pages, all in all.

A fluctuation very similar to that of the superposition found in quantum mechanics.

Just as warm plasma within a supercollider would burn and collapse if it ever was to leave the magnetic field and touch the walls of the collider - so too would Anthology of Sound

Anthology of Sound hovers within a magnetic field between the different artistic discourses, and if the work were approached from one position only, it would close in on itself.

Anthology of Sound consists of 4 parts:

Sounds

Sounds in space

Sounds in time

Echo

Anthology of Sound was released in a limited edition of 100 canvas bindings.