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This is a response to Metal Arm's comment on my upload entitled "What would you like to hear from me?" He really likes my song Lent, so I figured I would talk at length about how it was composed. I like Lent too. It's definitely one of my favorites I've composed and I revisit it often. This man has good taste! There's also a bass solo at the end. Thanks Metal Arm for your comment! Much love!

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This is a theme track for a cyanotype exhibition "How Did it Get So Dark So Suddenly" by Ave Palm & Helle Ly Tomberg.
Music composed by AV

The exhibition was open from October 17th 2025 to November 15th 2025 at Põhjala Tehase Angaarinstituut / Põhjala Factory Hangar Institute, Tallinn, Estonia

"…eyes wondering how it got so dark
so suddenly
and how does one escape this
surely it will
get brighter again one day
the darkness will retreat …"

–Jim Ashilevi, “November”

What to do when the desire to act is great, but the opportunities to do so are limited? 
When there are many ideas and wishes to experiment, but only a few can be realized? 
What if your creative urge is endless, but at the same time indelible? 
What to do when the obstacles in life are both metaphorical and physical? 
When life should roll like a pea, but it feels more like a bean or, even worse, a block? 

The exhibition “How Did It Get So Dark So Suddenly” focused on the theme of liminality, imbalance, which one must nevertheless navigate all the while maintaining an optimistic view on life.

A large-scale cyanotype installation was created at the Angaarinstituut in Põhjala, 
where everything found and reused found its place, was given new life with cyanotype blue. 
Large cubes made of plywood and window frames, fabrics, papers, ceramic tiles, and other materials were set up, displaying images and photograms of nature, where one can find both refuge and horror. 

Ave and Helle captured the photos both together and separately, always from the same starting point – seeking parallels and balance between complexity and free flowing state.

The exhibition included a sound installation created by sound artist Argo Vals, who drew inspiration from the visual material of the exhibition, mainly from angularity and natural environments.

* Authors: Ave Palm & Helle Ly Tomberg
* Music by: Argo Vals
* Exhibition’s sound installation designer: Kenn-Eerik Kannike
* Graphic designer: Agnes Isabelle Veevo
* Author and translator of the poem “November”: Jim Ashilevi
* Exhibition installer: Karmo Migur
* Supporters: Estonian Cultural Endowment Fund for Visual and Applied Arts, Põhjala Pruulikoda, Põhjala factory
* Thanks to: Anu Palm, Jan Viilma, colleagues at the Tatari Street studio, Kleer-Keret Tali and LS

Links:

https://echogonewrong.com/photo-reportage-from-the-exhibition-how-did-it-get-so-dark-so-suddenly-by-ave-palm-helle-ly-tomberg-and-argo-vals-at-pohjala-tehas-in-tallinn/

https://kultuur.err.ee/1609834914/ave-palm-tsuanotuupiasinine-sobib-hasti-eesti-kargusesse

https://kultuur.postimees.ee/8343805/uus-naitus-argo-vals-kummardub-varske-originaalteosega-siniste-toonide-ees

https://www.pohjalatehas.ee/portfolio-item/kuidas-nii-akki-nii-pimedaks-laks/

How did it get so dark so suddenly [2025] Sound Design

25, 12string Gayageum by 김승호(Seung-Ho Kim)
Percussion & Loop Station by 유석주(Seok-Ju You)
Visual Artist 이동건(Dong-Gun Lee)
Type Logo Design 양은주(Eun-Ju Yang)
Composed by 적감
Produced by 김의진(Eui-Jin Kim)

“부재는 존재를 증명한다.
결핍은 욕망을 증명한다.
우리는 다만 공명한다.”

2025 광주시문화재단 GAJA 선정작 <공명:한 恨>은 전통음악, 설치미술, 미디어아트가 결합된 다원예술 전시-퍼포먼스이다. 인간 내면의 결핍과 감정을 한국적 정서인 ‘한(恨)’으로 풀어내며, 관객의 감각과 공명을 이끌어낸다.
미디어아트와 설치 구조물은 인간의 욕망·결핍을 시각화하고, 그 사이를 관통하는 앰비언트 사운드가 시공간을 유영하듯 스며든다. 작품을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 가야금과 타악 퍼포먼스는 동시대를 살아가는 현대인의 표상으로 태동한다.

0과 1 사이 (Between 0 and 1)

25, 12string Gayageum by 김승호(Seung-Ho Kim)
Percussion & Loop Station by 유석주(Seok-Ju You)
Visual Artist 이동건(Dong-Gun Lee)
Type Logo Design 양은주(Eun-Ju Yang)
Composed by 적감
Mixing & Mastering by 김준표(Orange Tree)
Produced by 김의진(Eui-Jin Kim)

“부재는 존재를 증명한다.
결핍은 욕망을 증명한다.
우리는 다만 공명한다.”

2025 광주시문화재단 GAJA 선정작 <공명:한 恨>은 전통음악, 설치미술, 미디어아트가 결합된 다원예술 전시-퍼포먼스이다. 인간 내면의 결핍과 감정을 한국적 정서인 ‘한(恨)’으로 풀어내며, 관객의 감각과 공명을 이끌어낸다.
미디어아트와 설치 구조물은 인간의 욕망·결핍을 시각화하고, 그 사이를 관통하는 앰비언트 사운드가 시공간을 유영하듯 스며든다. 작품을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 가야금과 타악 퍼포먼스는 동시대를 살아가는 현대인의 표상으로 태동한다.

공명-한恨 2악장

공명-한恨 3악장

공명-한恨 1악장

Original Piece 『한오백년_25현 가야금을 위한 변주곡』 이건용 작곡
25, 12string Gayageum by 김승호(Seung-Ho Kim)
Percussion & Loop Station by 유석주(Seok-Ju You)
Visual Artist 이동건(Dong-Gun Lee)
Type Logo Design 양은주(Eun-Ju Yang)
Composed by 적감
Produced by 김의진(Eui-Jin Kim)

“부재는 존재를 증명한다.
결핍은 욕망을 증명한다.
우리는 다만 공명한다.”

2025 광주시문화재단 GAJA 선정작 <공명:한 恨>은 전통음악, 설치미술, 미디어아트가 결합된 다원예술 전시-퍼포먼스이다. 인간 내면의 결핍과 감정을 한국적 정서인 ‘한(恨)’으로 풀어내며, 관객의 감각과 공명을 이끌어낸다.
미디어아트와 설치 구조물은 인간의 욕망·결핍을 시각화하고, 그 사이를 관통하는 앰비언트 사운드가 시공간을 유영하듯 스며든다. 작품을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 가야금과 타악 퍼포먼스는 동시대를 살아가는 현대인의 표상으로 태동한다.

INTRO

2025 광주시문화재단 GAJA 선정작 <공명:한 恨>은 전통음악, 설치미술, 미디어아트가 결합된 다원예술 전시-퍼포먼스이다. 인간 내면의 결핍과 감정을 한국적 정서인 ‘한(恨)’으로 풀어내며, 관객의 감각과 공명을 이끌어낸다.
미디어아트와 설치 구조물은 인간의 욕망·결핍을 시각화하고, 그 사이를 관통하는 앰비언트 사운드가 시공간을 유영하듯 스며든다. 작품을 배경으로 펼쳐지는 가야금과 타악 퍼포먼스는 동시대를 살아가는 현대인의 표상으로 태동한다.

“부재는 존재를 증명한다.
결핍은 욕망을 증명한다.
우리는 다만 공명한다.”

25, 12string Gayageum by 김승호(Seung-Ho Kim)
Percussion & Loop Station by 유석주(Seok-Ju You)
Visual Artist 이동건(Dong-Gun Lee)
Type Logo Design 양은주(Eun-Ju Yang)
Composed by 적감
Produced by 김의진(Eui-Jin Kim)

여기없음 (No one Here)

공명-한恨 Short.Ver

Eine von vielen Beschreibungen in den Prunkräumen der Residenz Salzburg.

Residenz Salzburg - Sitzgarnitur

This is an outro excerpt from the soundtrack and sound design I developed for Chester Zoo's Native immersive exhibition. This was a nature documentary designed with 20 screens and floor projections in a gallery space at Chester Zoo. Chester Zoo is one of Britain's most popular attractions, with more than 2 million visitors per year.

Chester Zoo - Native - Outro

This is an excerpt from the soundtrack and sound design I developed for Chester Zoo's Native immersive exhibition. This was a nature documentary designed with 20 screens and floor projections in a gallery space at Chester Zoo. Chester Zoo is one of Britain's most popular attractions, with more than 2 million visitors per year.

Chester Zoo - Native - Coasts Excerpt

Chester Zoo - Native - Woodlands Excerpt

An original composition and sound design developed for Chester Zoo's Native immersive exhibition. This was a nature documentary designed with 20 screens and floor projections in a gallery space at Chester Zoo. Chester Zoo is one of Britain's most popular attractions, with more than 2 million visitors per year.

Chester Zoo - Native - Introduction

Featuring the expressive violin work of Willow Stahlut, this original composition opens the immersive experience and serves as the introduction to the full soundtrack I created for the exhibition.  Leonardo Da Vinci - 500 Years of Genius is currently on display at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami.

Leonardo Da Vinci - 500 Years of Genius - Introduction

I developed the soundtrack for Salvador Dali Alive, an immersive experience delving into the mind of the surrealist artist.  This cover of Sing Sing Sing was recorded by myself on drums and Jeremy Diffey on horns and piano. The motion design features an animated photography contact sheet of Philippe Halsman's iconic images of Dali. I developed the camera flash sound design to support the animation, which you can hear in the track.

Salvador Dali Alive - America Chapter - Sing Sing Sing

This is an instrumental "ElectroLoop" ;) that can be broadcast for Sports Shows
This title is been protected and registred under SACEM rights management system  ISWC T-336.781.590.1

EuroLoop Dawn

Music listener and composer, sound and Melody catcher

Hi, I am an Estonian composer and guitarist Argo Vals and this is my second Soundcloud account where I upload my sound designs for art exhibitions, performances, theatre, film etc.

I've released four solo albums so far in 2025, 2020, 2015 and 2012. Have worked with different bands and artists over the years, mainly on instrumental music, heavily tilted towards progressive pop, math rock, indie, post-rock, experimental electronics, ambient, Nordic jazz, live-electronics, IDM.

Main page: soundcloud.com/argovals

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