One of the songs in my artwork / installation Sundown (Ocaso), 2019

Ocaso (Sundown)

2019

Omen

This is a text I wrote and recorded for a performance called Häbärgera (Swedish for to harbour) by Tove Sahlin (Shake it Collaborations).

Wetlands Voice

This is a brief introductory meditation created for the Suelo Methdology, designed by Ela Spalding for Estudio Nuboso. It connects you with place through the layers of time and space that the ground beneath our feet holds.

Suelo Meditation

A soundwalk in and around the Uferstudios, to tune into the perspective of other than human inhabitants of this urban space - from dandelions, to snails, ants, birds and foxes. 

Developed by ecologist, Florian Ruland, during the Suelo Methdology Residency in Heizhaus - Uferstudios, Berlin-Wedding. Spring, 2022

Ecology of Place - Soundwalk by Florian Ruland

Eine geführte Meditation oder Visualisierung zur Einführung in die Suelo-Methode - ein Toolkit, um sich durch die vielfältige und komplexe Welt des Erdbodens wieder mit den Orten zu verbinden, die wir bewohnen.

Suelo Meditation Deutsch

It's a Forest

This is a recording of one rehearsal of the Hot Compost Choir score, as practiced during the Suelo Heizhaus Residency in Berlin, 2022. 
The Hot Compost Choir is a collaboration between soil scientist Martina Kolarek and artist~facilitator Ela Spalding.

Hot Compost Choir Rehearsal Suelo Heizhaus

Lyrics and main vocals by Ela Spalding. Support vocals by Manuel Ferrer. Recorded in Panama by Diego Pittí, with Manuel Ferrer, David Caparó & Benito Bermúdez
This recording was one of the rewards of our crowdfunding campaign for Suelo www.estudionuboso.org

Goldmines

A River in Time (2025) Sound installation created for the exhibition INHABITED DISSONANCE. BOZEN BOLZANO 1922-2025.

A River in Time is a sound work that unfolds in the public space of Bolzano—on the pedestrian bridge in front of the Museion, which crosses the Talfer River. Here, the river becomes a voice that tells of the flow of time. It speaks of the deep time of geological formations, of the emergence of the city and the riverbed, from fascism to the present day. It recalls the transformations of the city along its banks and the construction of the bridges that cross it. It also recalls the naming of these bridges and monuments during fascism and the associated exercises of power. 

As the focus shifts from humans to more-than-human life forms, the intertwining of history, the city, and its inhabitants can be experienced in a new way. The analogy between the cycles of water and the currents of ideology opens up a space for reflection—before listeners are released back into the present of the urban space.

In the exhibition space of the Stadtgalerie, the sound of water, together with a photographs of the river, invites visitors to immerse themselves in the work. But to fully experience its flow, it is recommended to go out onto the Museion Bridge.

A River in Time - Deutsch

A River in Time - Italiano

A River in Time - English

Spalding - Wetlands voice demo

Ela-film voiceover muchacha enamorada

Ela Spalding_Spanish demo

Ela Spalding CDemo Commercial Spanish Jun20

Artist~facilitator exploring the space of art as an elegant conduit to practice and convey expanded notions of ecology and interconnectedness. I support people to reconnect with themselves, others and nature through sound, books and experiences that I sometimes facilitate with Estudio Nuboso. Visit my websites www.elaspalding.com & www.estudionuboso.org

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