Name: 7- Après L'orage by RUBALISE
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: Création dans le cadre des rencontres du dessin de montagne au prieuré de Marcevol (Pyrénées-Orientales) en 2024. © Nicolas Cussac.

In response to Binaural Nodar’s call for work, Marc Behrens proposed to produce a number of recordings of three to five selected volunteers who live in the section of the Paiva which was allocated to his residency period (September 30th - October 11th, 2010). 

These should have been people who live near the river or whose activities would have a connection with the river, not necessarily professionals. The artist proposed to ask them to perform their daily activities, but unconventionally repeat some of their gestures in order to arrive at sound loops that where neither the same, nor entirely different from each other. 

But not only was it difficult to have people do anything without them talking, even more so, the original concept was so much outside their scope that it was wiser to resign from trying to interfere with their activity or to impose a choreography onto what was dictated by necessity and often very much limited in time, too. 

It was necessary to find a different method to compose the material afterwards in order to arrive at the desired outcome. The selected volunteers were locals who harvest and make wine, cut corn, work as shepherds, in a local bakery (padaria), a butcher shop (talho), a slate quarry (pedreira) and a tourist oriented sports club (Clube do Paiva). 

During the work process it turned out that it was necessary to expand the field of recording interest in order to acknowledge the roles of animals and spirits which are partners and counterbalance for the people who live in the region. The resulting compositions would also be the basis for the installation on the actual river. The piece published on this album is a different arrangement of the same material.

Marc Behrens was hosted in 2010 in the context of Paivascapes artist residency cycle, fully dedicated to artist interventions about the Paiva river in Center Portugal.

Paivascapes - Marc Behrens: Paiva players

Craig Dongoski was interested in the aural artifact of inscription as a direct account of the nervous system. Paiva River: Orbit-Contour is a result of his engagement in studying the contour of the river. The [Paiva] River was a profound metaphorical substance toward augmenting his research. 

Craig Dongoski used Orbit plug-in (from Audio Ease) as a primary tool for effecting his audio signal of the sounds of slowly drawing the contour. His choice for this is that it underscores the binaural theme in depicting and controlling movement in space through sound.  The envelopes derived from the shape of the contour of the river have been applied exclusively to the parameters within Orbit.

Craig Dongoski was hosted in 2010 in the context of Paivascapes artist residency cycle, fully dedicated to artist interventions about the Paiva river in Center Portugal.

Paivascapes - Craig Dongoski: Paiva River Orbit-Contour

"On that day that I remember" is a sound piece by Estonian singer, performer and filmmaker Anna Hints that relates to the several weeks she spent in Portugal, each one of which she remembers and cherishes, and altogether form a river of memories. The voices of old Estonian runo songs meet traditional Portuguese songs sung by village women from Nodar and Sequeiros.

Anna Hints was hosted in 2010 in the context of Paivascapes artist residency cycle, fully dedicated to artist interventions about the Paiva river in Center Portugal.

Paivascapes - Anna Hints: On that day that I remember

Création dans le cadre des rencontres du dessin de montagne au prieuré de Marcevol (Pyrénées-Orientales) en 2024. © Nicolas Cussac.

7- Après L'orage

6- Shower Song

Création dans le cadre des rencontres du dessin de montagne au prieuré de Marcevol (Pyrénées-Orientales) en 2024. Avec la participation d'Olivier Marty. Cover © Nicolas Cussac.

5- Virgule Noire (Olivier Marty)

Création dans le cadre des rencontres du dessin de montagne au prieuré de Marcevol (Pyrénées-Orientales) en 2024. Avec la participation de Jeanne Souverbie. Cover © Nicolas Cussac.

4- Tendance Bleue (Jeanne Souverbie)

3- Un Bon Café

2- Libertat

Réalisée avec le soutien financier de l’Université de Montpellier, cette création sonore dresse le portrait de Gzilépoc, artiste qui travaille exclusivement avec du bois de réemploi. Durant 9 mois, Gzilépoc a été en résidence à la Faculté d’éducation – site de Perpignan où il a conçu et réalisé une installation et a mené des ateliers d’expérimentations plastiques dont les résultats font partie intégrante de l’œuvre.

7- Après L'orage

RUBALISE

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