exploration | sound | space

Å

By: Marinos Koutsomichalis
A 17.4 audio & red light performance. Audio and light conditions gradually dominate surrounding space resulting in a dramatic psychosomatic shift.
exploration | sound | space

Å

A 17.4 audio & red light performance. Audio and light conditions gradually dominate surrounding space resulting in a dramatic psychosomatic shift.

By: Marinos Koutsomichalis

Materials:
17 loudspeakers and 4 subwoofers in dome configuration, LED wall washers, lighting playback controller, audio

Duration:
00h:14m:10s

Produced by:
Marinos Koutsomichalis, with funding from Elektronmusikstudion EMS, Stockholm SE

Produced at:
Audiorama, Stockholm SE

Produced in:
2012

Documented by:
Marinos Koutsomichalis, Robin McGinley, Marcus Wrangö

a dramatic psychosomatic shift

Å has been specifically composed for audiorama – The Swedish Center for Spatial Sonorities, Stockholm SE – and makes extensive use of its in-house multichannel reference loudspeaker dome and light set-up. The former comprises a 17.4 reference surround sound system employing three-way Genelec monitor loudspeaker. Taking advantage of this set-up, Å achieves a dramatic shift in space following two distinct trajectories: audio starts from the top loudspeaker only and gradually expands until all loudspeakers contribute to a omni-present soundfield while a series of light fixtures gradually fade from an ominous red to complete darkness. Å ends with the audience staying in absolute darkness and silence for a few moments.

Events
  • Performance, Xenakis & Co; Audiorama. Stockholm, SE. (2012)