The Buildings Sighed Together
“The city is still tonight.
The sky is cool and still
The buildings hum below.
while the street rests in heat
Our sensors gently feeling the air
Reaching up into the sky
Catching particles, unwanted dust
Air flows and sighs.
If you focus and listen carefully
you can hear our network of air
singing through the walls.
Gently filtering, purifying and soothing these interiors.
Place your hand against the window
and feel the sun resonate into your palm.
The city is still outside
The sky is pink and still.”
A three day exhibition that brings together collaborative work by Aaro Murphy & Livia Schweizer, developed over the past year. The installation combines video and text based work by Aaro Murphy, while a flute composition by Livia Schweizer accompanies the video as a sound score. Exploring architectural air networks in cities the installation hopes to connect questions around the body, climate, urban memory, through video, text and sound. The sound design for the installation has been developed by Duncan Robertson.
Alongside the installation a quadraphonic flute performance will be held on the 18th of December at 19.00. Focusing on Aeolian blowing techniques, the sound piece mimics resonant air conditioning as well as focusing on the breath of each musician. The composition is based on Aaro Murphy’s texts and videos which have been adapted into a musical score by PhD flutist Livia Schweizer from Sibelius Academy.
Opening hours
18th – 20th December 2024
Opening 18th December: 16.00 – 21.00
Performance 18th December: 19.00 – 19.30
Opening 19th – 20th December: 14.00 – 19.00
Credits
Film & text: Aaro Murphy
Flute score: Livia Schweizer
Sound design: Duncan Robertson
Flute Performance:
Livia Schweizer
Ayla Brinkmann
Franziska Fundelic
Pirkko Geijer
