2021-2022
In Memory Of My Feelings
Archaeoacoustics or examining sound in the past
Castello di Squillace
SOLO SHOW - i.e. Art Projects
OPEN STUDIO - In Ruins Art Residency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUmBvpNumU
https://soundcloud.com/martyna-benedyka/o-virga-ac-diadema-hildegard-von-bingen-martyna-benedyka
https://issuu.com/martynabenedyka/docs/in_memory_of_my_feelings-martyna_benedyka
First part of a sound/art project realized during my art residency in an ancient Italian town, in the region of Calabria.
In my works (sound-drawing-photography), I investigate themes like the translation of archeology and subjective experiences into general history.
I examine how the idea of archaeoacoustics is understood and narrated.
Drawings and photographs in response to:
a piece created by blending my vocals (12 voices) in the interpretation of a fragment of a medieval piece by Hildegard von Bingen "O virga ac diadema" (Praise for the Mother)
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as well as
the soundscapes
fragments of information
archaeology of sounds
the ruins
feelings and emotions
natural phenomena
my stories.
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 1, Fragment 2
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 3
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 4
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 5
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 6, Fragment 7
“Composed by Hildegard
von Bingen, a saint, mystic and medieval composer, the song is an ode to an
olive branch which, free from original sin, becomes a source of life and a
symbol of the mother's womb. Martyna's voice provides a vivid image when it is
grafted into the context of centuries-old olive groves such as those that cover
the surroundings of Squillace, restoring the sense of that god inherent in
nature so dear to Bingen and that only art can embody in the human body. Archaeoacoustics,
an interdisciplinary methodology used by the artist, includes archeology,
ethnomusicology, acoustics and digital modelling, allowing for a concrete
consonance between sounds of the past and those of the present.”
In-Ruins
Art Residency
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 8
Image: Martyna Benedyka, 2021, Fragment 9, Fragment 10
Image: Martyna Benedyka, Room 1, Installation View, Castello di Squillace, 2021
Installation Views
Silent Sticks
Italy 1044
In Memory Of My Feelings
Praise For The Mother
Sprig
In Blossom
Untitled
The Stage
Terra
The First Of All Trees
In-ruins Art Residency, Squillace, Calabria, Italy
OPEN STUDIO, Castello di Squillace
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sound installation
drawing and analogue photography