Élmar 07’50’’
2 sine oscillators
https://maiafrancisco.com/Elmar

Audio recording of Élmar, a piece about sine waves, performed at Kees van Baarenzaal on January 2016.
Institute of Sonology - Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, Nederland.

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Élmar

Suikinkutsu  14’51’’
8 Sine oscillators and field recordings
https://maiafrancisco.com/Suikinkutsu

• Life performance recorded on the 23rd of November 2017, Kawagoe - Tokyo, Japan
• Remastered on the 4th of December 2017, Den Haag, Nederland.

Description
A suikinkutsu (translated from Japanese a "water koto cave") is a jar buried in the Japanese garden that makes sound generated by water dripping. Maia was very surprised to discover this amazing ‘music instrument’ while she was performing sound research in Japan during the month of November 2017. That discovery took place at the Inarikio Shrine, a very quiet spot in the heart of the busy Shinjuku in Tokyo.
The suikinkutsu is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin for washing hands before the Japanese tea ceremony (Chanoyu). The device is hidden from the view and when the visitor washes her hands suddenly hears the pleasant sounds coming from underground. This clear and pure sound of water droplets is considered relaxing and soothing, a very appropriate sound to promote a state of calmness before start practicing the four principles Wa Kei Sei Jaku (harmony, respect, purity and tranquillity) during the Chanoyu. The suikinkutsu at the Inarikio Shrine provides a bamboo tube nearby to amplify the beautiful and peaceful sounds, to pause for a moment and allow ourselves to listen to the soothing sound.

During her stay in Tokyo, Maia had the pleasure to be invited to perform a piece she had created out of the recorded sounds of the suikinkutsu. The performance took place at the candle shop Haze (haze.jp/) where her friend Fumiko Nakajima (www.art-fumi.com/) was showing her amazing artworks during The 5th Kura and Contemporary Art Exhibition - Resonating Space in Kawagoe, Japan (kuratogendaibijutu.web.fc2.com/index.html). 

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Suikinkutsu

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Maia Francisco is a performer and sound artist based in Barcelona. Her interest is focused on the use of pure sound. She develops her work through the vehicle of improvisation in conjunction with specific usage of electronics.

Maia studied art and design at Barcelona’s Escola Massana Centre d’Art i Disseny and studied piano at the city’s Conservatory of Music. In addition, she studied at the Institute of Sonology at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag, Nederland.

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