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"Requiem For A Mother" wurde für die Phonurgia Nova Awards 2023 nominiert. 

Das Stück kombiniert Field Recordings mit elektronischen Elementen, um den akustischen und atmosphärischen Charakter der verschiedenen Stationen – von der Intensivstation über die Totenwache bis hin zum Krematorium – zu dokumentieren.

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This audio work has been nominated for Phonurgia Nova Awards 2023. The current sound composition is a revised version, shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. I renamed it to "Requiem For A Mother."

This sound composition combines field recordings with electronic elements to document the acoustic and atmospheric character of various stages – from the intensive care unit to the vigil and on to the crematorium.

In the intensive care unit, the rhythmic sounds of the ventilator and the beeps of medical devices are the first things you hear. Afterward, we find ourselves in a Neuköllner courtyard where the casket, on a metal trolley, is transported from the mortuary to the room where the vigil takes place. In the middle of the room, the casket is open. The door to the courtyard is ajar, allowing ambient sounds to permeate the space.

The final stage is the crematorium, where the sounds of powerful ventilation fans and a relentless drone dominate. The furnace door opens with a loud mechanical sound as the casket glides on the rails. The fire becomes visible, hissing and crackling before the door quickly closes again.

Requiem For A Mother

„Intro from Transom: In the halting “Mothers Never Die,” Miri Berlin has made something with great power and grace. The way Miri works with silence is so skillful. So effective. It gives this piece both an unsettled stillness and a kind of gentle breath. And the choice to produce the piece in a second language (for both the producer and the speaker), perhaps further underscores Miri’s exploration of inexplicable grief and all the things in our lives that are impossible to find words for.“
https://transom.org/2023/mothers-never-die/

Mothers Never Die

Photography · Radio · Audio · Field Recording · Sound Art · Klangkunst

Miri Berlin

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