BRUNO BERNARD (GR)
LUNE(S) (17'37" - 2025)
THEODOROS KARKATSELAS (GR)
Lacuum (9'00" - 2022)
EUNSONG SHIN (KR)
Hyperfocus (7'06" - 2024)
BRUNO BERNARD (GR) LUNE(S) (2025)
Lune(s) is an acousmatic composition inspired in particular by Haruki Murakami's book "1Q84", which invites us to enter a parallel world symbolized here by the appearance of 2 moons. Murakami shows us that everyone has the ability to imagine other worlds around them, and to appropriate them to create their own narrative. The connection with acousmatic music seems obvious to me, since music whose sounds we don't understand leads each of us to develop our own imaginary world. Oscillating between the real and the unreal, no longer quite sure where reality lies or where we are, we nevertheless continue to live as if nothing had happened, open to both the cosmos and our inner world.
THEODOROS KARKATSELAS (GR) Lacuum (2022)
Lacuum was created using sounds from a sound installation featured at the 6th Open Nights inter-art festival in Larissa, Greece. The installation was showcased in the Roman Tank of Diocletian, a monument largely unfamiliar to the city, situated within a specially designed space in the basement of an apartment building. Sounds of water and debris, combined with noisy and melodic tones, create a soundscape within this space. The reservoir, dating back to the late Roman and early Byzantine periods (3rd - 5th century AD), served as a source of inspiration for the piece.
EUNSONG SHIN (KR) Hyperfocus (2024)
This piece was composed for a Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) system. When faced with tight deadlines or the sudden need to accomplish something in a short amount of time, I find myself exhibiting almost superhuman focus. I can block out all distractions and enter a deep state of concentration, often producing better results than when I have plenty of time. There's a unique thrill in achieving something through such intense focus under pressure. That state of concentration felt much like an impulse wave—brief, yet incredibly powerful. In this work, a single impulse sound served as the sole sonic material. The entire piece is derived from this one impulse, which appears in various transformed and dazzling forms throughout the composition.