Sounds made of post-processing a 10 minute piano improvisation with spectral synthesis techniques. 

Grandmas Piano In Space

This piece explores the relationship between 3 sound sources - breath as a metaphor for Air which is the medium for transporting sound waves, String as a fluctuating and resonant object and Human voice as a symbol of Life. Stereo mix of a quadraphonic sound piece.

Air - String - Voice. Birth of Sound. (Stereo Mix)

WARNING! LOW FREQUENCY SOUNDS! 
When hearing a sound we often are looking for a visible cue of the sound source, as visual perception in most cases creates our understanding of what is existing and real. As we cannot perceive sound waves visually sound has a fragrant and time-dependant nature.
Sound as a physical phenomenon can be characterised with power and vibrancy and has the potential to influence material – the presence of a material, can make sound appear in different non-hearing-related levels and through this material sound can be perceived with sight or touch. Installation “Water Frequency“ makes use of water as a sound translating material to the visual field.
Visually sound is represented in a form of a line, which symbolise most simple form of 2D based visualisation form - drawing. Deriving line as a form to the medium of water – the line can be seen in the form of a falling water stream. The movement of the water stream represents the relationship between 1 sound frequency and the constant oscillating frequency of the strobe light source – 72 Hz. The specially adapted strobe light makes the amplitude movement of the sound visually perceivable. The strobe light can be seen as a physical way of reducing the frame rate of natural world to slow down the amplitude movement of sound to the point of clear visual perception.  
Installation “Water Frequency“ broden the idea of the integral interaction of sound spectral components, as an oscillating light frequency is implemented as a part of the sound spectrum. Light becomes an integral part of perceiving the sound spectrum, as it makes the relation of different sounds visual and thus creating a new and constructed hybrid state of sound–light spectrum.
The oscillating light constant can be seen as a global fundamental frequency of the sound installation. This state invites a close investigation of the constructed sound-light spectrum, where 4 low-frequency sound sources interact creating a microtonal spectral space.The microtonal spectral space is extended by adding full spectrum speakers which translate and articulate the interrelations of the microtonal space to more audible range. Installation sound process can be seen as a form of spectral composition. 
“Water Frequency“ makes sound visible and perceivable as a form of matter with the help of light and water as a medium.


Water Frequency

sound art installation, sonification of city lights.
digital print city lights map, paper cup speakers.

There is a close connection between human and light – we are used to modifying our surroundings to closely match our needs. Cities can be perceived as manifestation of this environment modification process. In city light is always present, it is valuable and useful in most cases, so the fact that light can be a source for porblems  - be it health, ruining of natural life cycles of birds or light polluted sky - rarely comes to ones mind. Artwork centers human as the ultimate cause for light pollution. City lights – stationary or dynamic (vheicle lights), can be seen as a source for collecting data. In this installation the data using sonification techniques is translated into perceivable sounds ehich are placed on a map for the audiences exploration.

Sonic City of Lights (2012)

Ziema

"REFLEXIO" - an imaginary space, which challenges perceptual basis of spatial representation. The installation visually and audially evokes the movement of seasons depicted in the historic fountain sculpture in Vermanes Darzs, Riga. Light installation created by Krista Dintere (LV), Ruta Palionyte (LT), Grete Veskiväli (EST), Soundtrack created by Krista Dintere.

REflexioriga Four Seasons

Reflexio. Sapieha Palace, Vilnius. Light installation soundtrack.
Photo Andrej Vasilenko.

Reflexio. Sapieha Palace, Vilnius.

Malduguns 2016

the Whale Rider is a musical composition that was presented as a study work in the subject of Sound Art. The audio loops were created and edited using MAX MSP and Logic Studio Pro.

the Whale Rider

Lone Wolves was presented as a final work for the subject of Sound Art. The composition is dedicated to the beauty of human voices. Audio loops were created using MAX MSP and Logic Studio Pro. 

Lone Wolves

This is my contribution to Swamp Radio project (RIXC.org) - a collaborative sound composition exploring the relations between factuality of field recording and the fictional soundscape created by transmitting recordings through the circuitry of modular synthesizer. Collaborators are: Krista Dintere, Ieva Viksne, Diana Mikanova, Paula Ostupe, Kaspars Levalds. Created for Swamp Radio in 2018. Duration: 6:24.

Swamp Radio

Audio sampling of the process of manufacturing the Latvian traditional folk dress. Created for LMT Straume online broadcast "On the way to Latvian Song and Dance festival".   http://straume.lmt.lv/lv/kultura/kultura/tautasterps/1024414

Soundtrack of Latvian traditional folk dress

All Strings Detached. Sound Crafts 2020. / Kad visi pavedieni trūkst Skaņas rokdarbi, 2020. 
Kad prāts skrien un netiec vairs tam līdzi, kad dienas cilpojas nedēļās un nedēļas cilpojas mēnešos un mēneši cilpojas gados, un šķiet visi pavedieni tūlīt trūks ir kaut kas jādara. Arvien vairāk speciālistu iesaka sākt ar sevi un savām rokām - kustībā radīt ko jaunu, lai saglabātu veselo saprātu un iegūtu mieru un sasaisti ar laiku un vietu, kurā dzīvojam. Adīšanas terapeitiskā un nomierinošā iedarbība ir apstiprināta vairākos pētījumos. Adīšana palīdz noņemt spriedzi, nomierināties, pazemināt asinsspiedienu un palēnināt sirdsdarbību kā arī mazināt hroniskas sāpes.*
Adot, ciklu no cikla nebeidzama un vienveidīga kustība turp un atpakaļ, adāmadatu ritmiskie klakšķi un nostieptās dzijas stirkšķi, sajūtams siltums plaukstās ved līdz brīdim, kad apzinos, ka raizes un rūpes, ar kurām roku darbu sāku ir izbalējušas baltas, baltas.
Adīšanas tehnika, ritms, cikliskums ir kā sākuma punkts skaņas meditācijai, kurā distancējos no trauksmes. Līdzīgi kā adījumā valdziņu pie valdziņa kārtu kārtām ada pavedienu skaņas kompozīcijā tiek kopā savīti ierakstīti sempli no adīšanas procesa ar dzijas un adatu radītām skaņām. Skaņas meditācija aizved līdz abstraktām muzikālām atmosfērām, kur adāmadatas lietotas stīgu instrumentu spēlēšanai. 
No veģetatīvās distonijas – trauksmes un tai pakārtotiem veselības traucējumiem – Latvijā cieš katra divdesmitā sieviete (5%), sievietēm šī saslimšana raksturīga gandrīz 2 reizes biežāk kā vīriešiem (3%). Katru gadu pieaug pieprasījums pēc nervu sistēmu stiprinošiem līdzekļiem un psihoterapijas. Šādu psiholoģiskās veselības ainu ieskicē vietējā aptieku tīkla veiktais Latvijas iedzīvotāju veselības stāvokļa pašvērtējuma un profilakses mērījums. 

* Mental Health America. The Mental Health Benefits Of Knitting. 2019.

All Strings Detached / Kad visi pavedieni trūkst

Krista Dintere is an artist from Liepaja, Latvia working between the fields of Sound Art, Experimental Composition, Media arts and creative research.

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