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| 29.09.2024
| 15:30in
Salon de IJzerstaven | Bickersgracht 10| Amsterdam
“One of my earliest memories of sound
was when I was in kindergarten. I was (...) four or five years old and
alone on a swing, and Hesa Fredrik (the name of the emergency siren of
Sweden) came on. I had a profound feeling of loneliness and I remember
feeling as if I were stuck in that swing” (edited excerpt from an interview by SHAPE Platform). Ignited in this juvenile memory, Amina Hocine embarked on a quest to find control of these imposing vibrations.
During her studies at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the
composer and instrument creator developed ‘The Instrument‘: an organ,
tuned in meantone temperament, and constructed out of PVC-pipes, various
HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) components and 3D
printed parts. The beating heart of it all, pumping Hocine’s creation
full of life; a 90 liter air compressor. Sweeps of air translate to
droney blankets of sound with “distinct and interactive psychoacoustic
effects”. On the Sunday afternoon of September 29th, we will present a
‘90 liter’ live performance of Amina Hocine on ‘The Instrument (The
Small)’—a version of her creation which consists of two wooden towers,
plus ten pipes distributed across the venue.
Line-up:Amina Hocine| The Instrument (The Small)
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