Microworld 11.1 — Saarijärvi Tupa
The hut at Saarijärvi is divided into an open and a reservable part.
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Microworld 7.3 — Boulder in riverbed
A large boulder (possibly), completely overgrown by moss, dwarf birch, and many other plants.
Microworld 7.2 — Ice-age pond
A body of water near a riverbed and a smaller hill next to the slopes of Saana.
Microworld 7.1 — Fallen tree
A tree trunk in the birch forest from a long-gone tree. Serving as structural and nutritional basis for new life.
First encounters
Today is the 4th day of my residency in Kilpisjärvi. I spend a lot of time walking on the fells and “tunturi” (a mountain type typical for Samiland). I searched for microworlds. Until now, I found more than 10. Depending on how much time I had left of the day, I documented them more or … Continue reading First encounters
Microworld 4.1 — Winter-war shelter
A human-made ditch in the north face of Pikku-Malla, originally intended as shelter for human soldiers during the Winter war, now host to a small puddle and several plants.
Microworld 3.1 — Rock and Water
A massive boulder with a tiny pond next to it, hosting a multitude of plants, combining several microclimates.
Microworld 2.7 — Single in birch forest
A rock covered with plants. A looner, resting below the tree-line at Saana.
Microworld 2.6 — duo in birch forest
A couple of rock covered with plants, resting below the tree-line at Saana.
Microworld 2.5 — Crevice next to a waterfall
Friendly neighbours stretching their leafs, waiting for the snow to cover them and being poured over by the water of the fall next door.
Microworld 2.4 — Saanavankka field
According to a sign next to it, this used to be Nilppa Tornensis’ summer lean-on around 1920 and 1950.
Microworld 2.3 — Moss and Water
A mixture between creek and pond with an enourmous amount of moss and lots of other inhabitants.
Microworld 2.2 — Reindeer faeces
A hand-size faeces with sprouting mushrooms.
Microworld 2.1 — Rock on Saana fell
A small rock completely covered with plants.
Microworld 1.1 — Island lake Kilpisjärvi
An island with a tree. Inaccessible without a boat, and with a boat, it is forbidden to access since it is part of the Malla nature reserve.
Preparations
Whom will I find? Rehearsing and background research for in-the-field sonic interventions. reading Salonen: Stories told by stones Greye, Bovermann: Instrumentality in Sonic Wild{er}ness, in Musical Instruments in the 21st century — Identities, Configurations, Practices. Beloff, Berger, Haapoja (eds.): Fieldnotes Arlander: Performing landscape Oelschlaeger: The idea of wilderness livecoding setup Photos taken at the Bioart … Continue reading Preparations
Saarijärvi
On September the 27th, 2016, seven people from different countries and with different backgrounds made their way to the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station, invited for an Ars Bioarctica residency. In 2019, I turned my recordings from a day near lake Saarijärvi into a 34min piece that is now part of the microworlds album. microworlds by LFSaw … Continue reading Saarijärvi
setting the context
This will be my 4th time in the Kilpisjärvi area. It is a special place that, since I had the privilege of spending time there for the first time in 2013, I am regularly coming back to it in my thoughts and dreams. At first, Kilpisjärvi seems to be scarce in many respects; With 200km … Continue reading setting the context
on microworlds
Microworlds are semi-isolated habitats and parallel worlds. Microworlds are areas of diversity. Microworlds both host, and are themselves, organisms. In microworlds, boundaries between individuals blur. Narratives can be found by diving into them. Microworlds contain stories around non-human societies that can be uncovered and recorded.
listening to bats and electricity
With Hannes Hoelzl, Alberto de Campo, and Georgy Bagdasarov.
A sound walk through Eden Project
We went through all our recordings and creations and set up a sound map you can explore from within Eden Project.
nebula
First there is nothing.Wait. We see nothing.
people as stones
So many accompanied us on our journey. We are thankful to have met each and every one of them. For their help and perspectives on the world, for spending time with us, for being the way they are.
Planks
singing in the rain
and then and then and then
And soldering and testing and listening to some hard core noise.
vent room (static)
low high
FoAM annual meeting
https://fo.am/
Organelles
The Eden organism relies on 400 (winter) and 700 (summer) organelles with duties such as facilitating awareness and communication, growth, service, or immune system.
a new node
Some impressions of our building the new node…
Rinsey to Porthleven
We went on a field trip with the wonderful Anthony Bryant Stephen Polglase (and about 20 other people) to get an idea on the mining history of Cornwall.
aAhhh’hH, or learning from failures
We were asked to help out with a contribution to the Eden Project family arts weekend today. We thought of a guided tour in the form of an exploration, suitable for kids. We got it wrong somehow.
water cycles of Eden
Today we got an introduction by Kevin the engineer on the pumping systems that prevent Eden from flooding. This insight fundamentally changed our view on the Eden Project plus it was a so interesting that we came back to record some of the pumps.
lifebuoy: duchno
pumps pumping, a robin singing
the japanese gardens of eden
Behind the Core building lie the Spiral Gardens and behind these the Japanese Gardens of Eden.
turning point between Flushing and Falmouth
Don’t take anything we say for a fact. In fact, if you hear us say a thing about anything, my advice would be to think of it most differently.
Dunya Lads
In the wetlands we recorded a gang of birds…
Orchard, wetlands, banalas
In the morning… We explored two of the many off-site areas of Eden Project. As advised by the horticulturist Kev, we walked from Vounder Barn towards the Pineapple parking lot.
United Fruits
The United Fruit Company was an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas), grown on Central and South American plantations, and sold in the United States and Europe.
visiting FoAM Kernow
We visited Amber and Dave of FoAM Kernow in their studio. Apart from being the facilitators of our residency at Eden Project, “FoAM is a network of transdisciplinary labs at the intersection of art, science, nature and everyday life.”
Data Sonification of the WTB
Hi Till and Katharina. Please find attached .CSV files for the outside data, and WTB biome. Data is from midnight 07th September 2018 to midnight 08th September 2018 at 8 minute intervals. Hope this helps. Cheers, Michael
Reverse Osmosis
An acoustic recapitulation of our expedition behind and inside the mediterranean zone of Eden Project.
escape RF
An electromagnetic listening walk.
bamboo
We had plans to explore the far outskirts of Eden Project and ended up discovering the area just behind the core building.
about bananas
In six days we will have met Adam. I will make a note in my book: Today we learned about bananas.
impressions of day 1
We are overwhelmed by the sheer sensory overflow of day one at Eden. It is (expectedly) difficult to even only get a hint of the function and inner workings of an organisms as Eden Project just by glancing over parts of its behaviour.
The Arrival
We drove through a maze of hedges and soil until we reached the brightly lit portal declared as the back entrance of a garden called Eden.
calais 6
Calm sea and an hour or two between Calais and Dover…
Berlin Botanical Garden
To get an idea of the feeling of being in Eden Project, especially the artificial biomes, we went to the Berlin Botanical Garden and its (very different) glass houses.
Dahme
Preparations for the Eden Project residency. We went to Jagen 9 at the Dahme shore with various tools. It was a lovely day and we spend time recording, discussing and playing along with birds, planes, and boats.
Anemos Sonore Maaum Siilium
An artificial plant of the wind plant variety. As an inhabitant of the boreal forest and meadows, Maaum Siilium exhibits solid conductive roots and delicate weed-like stems with swinging fruiting bodies. The plant is sensitive to both aerial flow and soil conditions which it translates into alterations of its sonic behaviour. Maaum Siilium can be found in the Gulf of … Continue reading Anemos Sonore Maaum Siilium