Sound installation “Nimetön – Untitled” at Kirnu – Finland’s Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo 2010
Sound installation at the entrance ramp, Finland’s Pavilion “Kirnu” at Shanghai World Expo 2010. The sound installation is a 30-meter long soundscape made with 15 micro vibrators attached behind the wall surface, invisible for the visitors.
Credits:
Concept, realization, composition and programming by Martti Mela.
Music composition by Libero Mureddu.
Produced by Resonator Helsinki.
Players:
Simo Alastalo: Vocals
Kenneth Bamberg: Vocals
Ilkka Heinonen: Jouhikko
Silvia Hosseini: Vocals
Wiktoriina Hurskainen: Vocals
Suvi Oskala: 5-string fiddle
Johannes Teppo: Cello
In addition to musical layers, the soundscape includes poems written by contemporary Finnish poets, used with permission.
Kaisa Ijäs: “Abborskär”, “Sade”, from collection “Siskot, veljet”, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teos.
Risto Oikarinen: “Suo”, from collection “Puupuhaltaja”, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava.
Olli Sinivaara: “Ensimmäinen pakkaspäivä”, “Taas taivaan värilauma”, from collection “Valonhetki”, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teos.