Johanna Sandels
about  



the archive of unknown sounds
installation view




väsen [noise]
väsen [essence]
väsen [place]
väsen [collective being]
väsen [creatures from folklore]
väsen [tumult]


silkeskuggorna
how to make a vlf listening device 
waiting room for the northern lights
departing from the waiting room of the northern lights  
documentation of departures
waiting for the northern lights concerts




taupe étoile
konst kollektivet kontakt




The Archive of Unknown Sounds


Short film, Kolmården, Sweden
2024 – ongoing



Recorded in Kolmården, Sweden, the film follows Archive Agent 3302 as he collects noise for the fictional Archive of Unknown Sounds, an institution represented solely by a wooden and copper antenna. Meanwhile, an anonymous bureaucrat monitors the agent’s progress, through dialouge that appears as text.

Short film, 1920 × 1080 px, 5'49"
Cast: Leo Freund Williams, Johanna Sandels