TRAILS
TRAILS_Cover picture: Created with the assistance of DALL·E 2 | Credits: Mariam Gviniashvili
TRAILS_-_project_screenshot | Credits: Mariam Gviniashvili
TRAILS is a multichannel electroacoustic piece commissioned by ZKM | Center for Arts and Media for the ARD-Hörspieltage and premiered in the Kubus in 47.4 loudspeaker system. TRAILS develops soundscapes from what you hear as you walk through Nordmarka, the northern part of the forest around Oslo, towards Lake Maridalsvannet—the largest lake in the municipality. The piece takes the form of a narrative made up of the processed sounds of birds, streams and waterfalls, cracking and breaking branches, footsteps, falling stones, or the echo of boat signals from afar. There are a variety of trails to explore. The deeper you go into the forest and into your mind, the more the soundscapes transform into other densely constructed soundworlds until you reach Maridalsvannet. There you see the calm, peaceful lake standing still, reflecting grey, heavy clouds floating in the sky. As the fog moves on and covers the surface of the lake, you step on the trail leading home in the growing darkness...
TRAILS is a multichannel electroacoustic piece commissioned by ZKM | Center for Arts and Media for the ARD-Hörspieltage and premiered in the Kubus in 47.4 loudspeaker system. TRAILS develops soundscapes from what you hear as you walk through Nordmarka, the northern part of the forest around Oslo, towards Lake Maridalsvannet—the largest lake in the municipality. The piece takes the form of a narrative made up of the processed sounds of birds, streams and waterfalls, cracking and breaking branches, footsteps, falling stones, or the echo of boat signals from afar. There are a variety of trails to explore. The deeper you go into the forest and into your mind, the more the soundscapes transform into other densely constructed soundworlds until you reach Maridalsvannet. There you see the calm, peaceful lake standing still, reflecting grey, heavy clouds floating in the sky. As the fog moves on and covers the surface of the lake, you step on the trail leading home in the growing darkness...
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With support from: ZKM | Center for Arts and Media; Det Norsk Komponistfond
Mariam Gviniashvili (NO/GE) is a Georgian composer based in Oslo, Norway. She works as a sound artist and composer, combining electronics, electroacoustics, and 3D sound technology with visuals, dance, and live performance to delve deeply into the physical and emotional essence of sound and space. Gviniashvili's compositions have been presented at festivals and major venues including New York Electroacoustic Music Festival (USA), BEAST FEaST (UK), Transitions at CCRMA (USA), MA / IN (IT), ICMC (KR), Mixtur Festival (ES), ARD-Hörspieltage at ZKM (DE), Ars Electronica (AT), Klingt Gut (DE), In Situ Festival (DK), Heroines of Sound (DE), and Ultima Festival (NW).
Mariam Gviniashvili (NO/GE) is a Georgian composer based in Oslo, Norway. She works as a sound artist and composer, combining electronics, electroacoustics, and 3D sound technology with visuals, dance, and live performance to delve deeply into the physical and emotional essence of sound and space. Gviniashvili's compositions have been presented at festivals and major venues including New York Electroacoustic Music Festival (USA), BEAST FEaST (UK), Transitions at CCRMA (USA), MA / IN (IT), ICMC (KR), Mixtur Festival (ES), ARD-Hörspieltage at ZKM (DE), Ars Electronica (AT), Klingt Gut (DE), In Situ Festival (DK), Heroines of Sound (DE), and Ultima Festival (NW).