sound, space and context...... . . . . . extracts from field work, projects and learning situations by john grzinich.
video from: “Łódź: An Urban Sound Ecology” workshop
Analysis of… finding creative responses to… the acoustic spaces and sound environments of Łódź Poland.
A collaborative project led by John Grzinich in cooperation with Muzeum Sztuki Łódź, April 1-10, 2012.
Three spring recordings made in southeast Estonia at different nature reserve areas, May 2011. All are about 3 minute excerpts of much longer recordings. Locations and times are as follows:
- May 15th, 3:00am - Emajõgi Suursoo (river delta reserve)
- May 21st, 3:00 am - Meelva järv (lake, pictured)
- May 29th, 2:00am - Räpina polder (reclaimed lakeside preserve)
As you can hear, there is a wide variety of wildlife, primarily birds but also frogs and insects.
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Composition produced from recordings made during the ‘New Maps of Time’ workshop held in Prague, October 2009. This track is a remix of an improvisation we made in the former sewage treatment plant in Bubeneč. Special thanks to Milos for coordinating this and to the participants for their time and energy; Eliska S, Matěj G, Lucie P, Stanislav A, Matej K, Lucie J.
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Composition produced from recordings made during the ‘New Maps of Time’ workshop held in Prague, October 2009. This track is a remix of field recordings and improvisations we made at Skolska Gallery, Stromovka Park and the Dul Mayrau coal mine museum. Special thanks to Milos for coordinating this and to the participants for their time and energy; Eliska S, Matěj G, Lucie P, Stanislav A, Matej K, Lucie J.
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Contact mic recording of wind on a dead tree on the Lithuanian coast near Nida, November 2011.
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Riga Sound Locations (Rīgas Skaņu Vietas) was a workshop conducted from August 14-16th 2007 at various sites around Riga Latvia and was organized by Maksims Shentelevs and John Grzinich. The aim of the workshop was to visit 6 different locations around the city in order to investigate site-specific sound activity related to each place. participants included: John Grzinich, Toomas Thetloff, Maksims Šenteļevs, Jēkabs Nīmanis, Kaspars Kalniņš, Gints Birznieks, Ivars Šmits, Jānis Biķis, Kaspars Groševs, Patrick McGinley, Johanna Lonka.
A composite of 7 different recordings from 7 different spaces in the former Quelle building in Nuremberg Germany. A simple action by 4 participants was made in each space. The sound is from 4 metal trash bins found in the building. The bin was dragged slowly across the floor from one corner to the next. This was part of a Tuned City workshop called “sounds of muggenhof” held April 11-17th. http://www.tunedcity.net
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a self-made instrument from piano wire and a found stick is driven by an ebow. the video and sound were slowed down 50%.
Straight field recording made around midnight on June 28th, 2010. the location was in front of a small pond near a forest house in Southeast Estonia.
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‘sonic scratch cycles’ is the working title for a collaborative sound and drawing project between myself and EKU. The project is based on an ongoing series of site-specific actions recorded in different locations. Each location has its own spatial and material properties which are ‘translated’ into sounds and drawings. This recording is an excerpt from the performance at the exhibition opening in August 2011. A full description with image samples of the drawings can be found here.
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‘New Maps of Time’ is a workshop about mapping spaces (mental, architectural and environmental) using sound as a means to analyze and express actions within a space. These videos can be considered documents of our activities and sketches of ideas that can be developed further. This workshop was held in April 2011 and was hosted by the Center of Contemporary Art of Torun. This video combines a sequence of sounds recorded in different locations with images and video from the same places.
Recording from 2008 of tower wires on a mountain in central Portugal. Even with the slightest wind the wires sing.
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Late June at the coast in north Tallinn; gulls, geese and swans cluster in a bay by Paljasaare park. Deep drones from passenger ferry engines are ever present as they pass to and from Helsinki.
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listening demands attention. let things be heard… an audio diary or sketchbook of sorts. for more in depth info on these and other topics please visit my personal website.
