Johanna Sandels
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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




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Waiting room for the northern lights


Solo show, Gamla Galleri Snerk, Tromsø, Norway.
12.04.2024 – 22.04.2024

In this solo show, I furnished the gallery like a waiting room, and composed a sound installation developed after a period of field recording and observation in Tromsø. After encountering the tourism infrastructures promising optimised views of the Northern Lights. I transformed the gallery space into a “waiting room” and composed a 30-minute sound loop using three sources: Very Low Frequency (VLF) electromagnetic recordings, ambient harmonium improvisations played during moments of waiting, and field recordings captured with a Canon microphone.

Room design, sound installation. Audio, 60'10” (Loop)
Photos: Johanna Sandels