Harmonic Tremor: A discussion on sound as a research tool in art and science
Harmonic tremor: A discussion on sound as a research tool in art and science.
On the occasion of the exhibition Harmonic Tremor, the Living Art Museum is hosting a discussion on sound as a tool in art and science on the Long Thursday, March 26th from 17-18!
At the event, the artists, Ben Frost and Francesco Fabris, will discuss their working process in creating the piece. Joining them will be Kristín Jónsdóttir, head of natural hazard monitoring at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, and Páll Einarsson, professor of geophysics, who will discuss the work, the forces and concepts behind it, and reflect on the connections between sound and volcanic activity in this context. Þorsteinn Eyfjörð, curator of the exhibition, will moderate the discussion.
Páll Einarsson is Professor Emeritus at the University of Iceland. He worked as a specialist at the Science Institute of the University from 1975 and later as a professor of geophysics until 2017. Páll has also been active as a musician since his youth and has performed with numerous bands and musical groups, playing either the cello or double bass. He was one of the founding members of the Amateur Symphony Orchestra and served as its chairman for 35 years.
Kristín Jónsdóttir is a volcanologist and seismologist and works as head of natural hazard monitoring at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. She is also active on the Scientific Council of Civil Protection and Emergency Management and frequently gives talks at public meetings across the country. In her younger years, Kristín was active as a musician and, among other things, worked with the band Unun in its early years.
Ben Frost is an Australian/Icelandic composer and sound artist born in Melbourne. His work spans studio recordings, live performance and installation. His albums include Aurora, The Centre Cannot Hold and Scope Neglect, alongside scores for film and television such as Raised by Wolves, 1899 and Dark. He has also written and directed the operas The Wasp Factory and The Murder of Halit Yozgat.
Francesco Fabris is an Italian, Reykjavík-based interdisciplinary artist and composer working with live electronics, audiovisual performance and multimedia installation. His practice translates natural environments into abstract sonic and visual languages through field recordings and spatial sound. His work spans film, television and contemporary art, including All Quiet on the Western Front, Dark, Conclave and Dune: Prophecy.
Þorsteinn Eyfjörð Þórarinsson is a visual artist and musician who lives and works in Reykjavík. He studied fine art at the Iceland University of the Arts and at KABK in The Hague, the Netherlands, and today works equally across visual art and sound composition in a cross-media practice. His works, which often draw on spatial sound and interdisciplinary collaboration, reflect a keen sensitivity to sound and space. Both as a curator and in his artistic practice, Þorsteinn places emphasis on sound as a medium of expression and transformation, exploring its possibilities in diverse contexts.
The conversation will take place in both Icelandic and English.
Harmonic tremor: A discussion on sound as a research tool in art and science.
On the occasion of the exhibition Harmonic Tremor, the Living Art Museum is hosting a discussion on sound as a tool in art and science on the Long Thursday, March 26th from 17-18!
At the event, the artists, Ben Frost and Francesco Fabris, will discuss their working process in creating the piece. Joining them will be Kristín Jónsdóttir, head of natural hazard monitoring at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, and Páll Einarsson, professor of geophysics, who will discuss the work, the forces and concepts behind it, and reflect on the connections between sound and volcanic activity in this context. Þorsteinn Eyfjörð, curator of the exhibition, will moderate the discussion.
Páll Einarsson is Professor Emeritus at the University of Iceland. He worked as a specialist at the Science Institute of the University from 1975 and later as a professor of geophysics until 2017. Páll has also been active as a musician since his youth and has performed with numerous bands and musical groups, playing either the cello or double bass. He was one of the founding members of the Amateur Symphony Orchestra and served as its chairman for 35 years.
Kristín Jónsdóttir is a volcanologist and seismologist and works as head of natural hazard monitoring at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. She is also active on the Scientific Council of Civil Protection and Emergency Management and frequently gives talks at public meetings across the country. In her younger years, Kristín was active as a musician and, among other things, worked with the band Unun in its early years.
Ben Frost is an Australian/Icelandic composer and sound artist born in Melbourne. His work spans studio recordings, live performance and installation. His albums include Aurora, The Centre Cannot Hold and Scope Neglect, alongside scores for film and television such as Raised by Wolves, 1899 and Dark. He has also written and directed the operas The Wasp Factory and The Murder of Halit Yozgat.
Francesco Fabris is an Italian, Reykjavík-based interdisciplinary artist and composer working with live electronics, audiovisual performance and multimedia installation. His practice translates natural environments into abstract sonic and visual languages through field recordings and spatial sound. His work spans film, television and contemporary art, including All Quiet on the Western Front, Dark, Conclave and Dune: Prophecy.
Þorsteinn Eyfjörð Þórarinsson is a visual artist and musician who lives and works in Reykjavík. He studied fine art at the Iceland University of the Arts and at KABK in The Hague, the Netherlands, and today works equally across visual art and sound composition in a cross-media practice. His works, which often draw on spatial sound and interdisciplinary collaboration, reflect a keen sensitivity to sound and space. Both as a curator and in his artistic practice, Þorsteinn places emphasis on sound as a medium of expression and transformation, exploring its possibilities in diverse contexts.
The conversation will take place in both Icelandic and English.
