Simula is an 8.2-channel sound installation, a 16-minute composition created with the sounds of Mothers giving birth, blended with electromagnetic recordings captured at a hospital during labour. The piece is a five movement reflection of the emotional journey experienced by three Mothers. Simula attempts to take its audience on an inward journey of birth. Through this composition, we are able to bear witness to the "secret" and "hidden" sounds that happen daily; the sounds that reflect the worry, the visceral pain and the overwhelming emotions of giving birth.

MIXING & SOUND ENGINEER: Rose Bolton
GENERATIVE VISUALS BY: Sahar Homami
TECHNICAL ARTIST: Kat Estacio

SIMULA Stereo Mix

Composed for Christina Kubsich's "Strange Encounters" Series at Darmstadt Summer Course 2018.

Foot Prints + String Quartet at Christina Kubisch's "Orchestra on a Wire" in school gym. Electromagnetic* sounds from Darmstadt McDonald's.

*electronic magnetic sounds recorded with c. kubisch's special headphones.

"Turin at McDo" - Acoustic w/ Electromagnetic

Happy Meal 1/5: 
Hip Hop Medley of Songs Referencing McDonald’s 
(Biz Markie, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Jay Z, Nappy Roots, Vince Staples feat. Kilo Kish, Jay Z, Lloyd Banks, Gucci Mane).

Other sounds recorded in Darmstadt McDonald's.

Part of sound installation at Kunsthalle Darmstadt during the Darmstadt Summer Course. Special induction headphones were used to hear tracks emitting through wires.

Happy Meal? 01

Happy Meal 2/5: 
Three Electromagnetic Sounds from Luisenplatz McDonald’s in Darmstadt.

Electromagnetic recordings made using Christina Kubisch's special headphones.

Part of sound installation at Kunsthalle Darmstadt during the Darmstadt Summer Course. Special induction headphones were used to hear tracks emitting through wires.

Happy Meal? 02

Happy Meal 3/5: 
“Milkshake” – 
Acoustic Field Recordings from Luisenplatz McDonald’s in Darmstadt.
(Intro from film Pulp Fiction; Audio clips from McDo environment plus the artist brushing her teeth at the McDo)

Part of sound installation at Kunsthalle Darmstadt during the Darmstadt Summer Course. Special induction headphones were used to hear tracks emitting through wires.

Happy Meal? 03

Happy Meal 4/5: 
Two Electromagnetic Sounds from Luisenplatz McDonald’s 
and Church Bells Ringing Heard at Luisenplatz in Darmstadt.

Electromagnetic recordings made using Christina Kubisch's special headphones.

Part of sound installation at Kunsthalle Darmstadt during the Darmstadt Summer Course. Special induction headphones were used to hear tracks emitting through wires.

Happy Meal? 04

Happy Meal 5/5: 
“Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonald’s Darmstadt” – 
Song by Wesley Willis with Audio Recordings from Luisenplatz McDonald’s
(“Le Big Mac” and “Royale with Cheese” lines from film Pulp Fiction)

Part of sound installation at Kunsthalle Darmstadt during the Darmstadt Summer Course. Special induction headphones were used to hear tracks emitting through wires.

Happy Meal 05

Artemis of Colour Premiere
Recorded live at the Music Gallery by Paul Hodge,
January 19, 2019.

Electromagnetic sounds recorded at A Red Light District under the tutelage of Christina Kubisch, using her special induction headphones, accompanied by Ecki Güther. Acoustic sounds of womxn anonymously donated. (July 2018).

Visuals by Sahar Homami.

Artemis Of Colour Live At Music Gallery

April Aliermo is a Filipinx-Canadian artist whose work attempts to gently ask one to question socio-political systems and reality in an immersive and meditative way.

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