The Secret Life of Quietude – a sonic and visual exploration

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The Secret Life of Quietude – a sonic and visual exploration is a project combining music and visual arts aiming to offer new approaches on how to hear, see, and feel silence along with approaching the thoughts that it evokes. As in the contemporary world, silence both outside and inside us can be challenging to find or in some cases to cope with. The art of silence is becoming more and more of a unique value in the modern society. What is the role of silence in our perception of life? How can it be destructive and how can it be creative? What does the language of quietude sound and look like? What kind of space can silence offer for our thoughts, feelings, our bodies and minds and what kind of responses can experiencing quietude evoke in us? In this project I will explore these questions among others, aiming to open up the essence of silence, the secret life of quietude. First, I will do it through experimenting with sounds and creating music on various traditional kanteles. Second, I will experiment with visual art tools to express the thoughts and feelings evoked. This project will have three main outcomes: 1. Composing music which I will also perform at concerts. In addition, I will work with an animator to present a selection of my art pieces as concert visuals for my live performances. 2. Creating a deck of musical cards with each card including both a picture and a musical piece. 3. Recording an album reflecting the musical and artistic process of this project.