“Ode to Stephanie”

This piece honours Stephanie Wangler, whose life was shaped by the ancient Chinese art of Tai Ji, and with it a deep connection to the environment and to nature. Recorded before her death, the sound of her story now resonates after her passing, evoking her joy and her relationship with art. The piece is an auditory journey that lets her story resonate in a space that naturally amplifies sound, echoing the memory of her existence.

“The Long String: Sound as a Bridge Between Mediums”

This installation is a tactile and auditory exploration of resonance. The long string instrument connects several objects, including my own instrument, creating a shared vibration between them. The audience is invited to move freely through the space and experience the sound as it travels through materials such as fishing line, styrofoam and paper. Pallets placed around the room create different levels and different proximities to the sound source. The piece invites listeners to connect with sound through varied textures and materials, showing how memory, resonance and objects can transform one another and evoke different thoughts.

“Double Beat, by Cathy van Eck”

This piece explores the most intimate resonance of all, the heartbeat, by involving a pregnant woman in the performance. She inflates plastic bags with her breath, which makes her heartbeat and that of her unborn child audible through a fetal Doppler device. As she inflates more bags, the heartbeat sounds grow louder and longer, symbolising the connection between life and memory. At a moment of profound transition, the heartbeats slowly transform into chords from Henry Purcell’s King Arthur, specifically the “Frost Scene”, a piece that deals with death. The juxtaposition of life and death, creation and transition, shows how memory and resonance are present in every heartbeat, a reminder of our continuous connection to both the living and the deceased.