Betty Böhm, Stefanie Loveday, 2026
Sound performance, 30 minutes, dimensions variable
Sound performance, 30 minutes, dimensions variable
Rocks, core samples, wood, plants, salt, ice, field recordings, electronics, microphones, modular synthesiser
In their collaborative sound performance, Stefanie Loveday and Betty Böhm explore and manipulate both audible and inaudible worlds of sound and frequency. What at first seems paradoxical is made possible by special microphones that can convert vibrations into sound and make electromagnetic radiation audible.
The artists draw on a vast archive of field recordings they have made in a wide variety of locations around the world, such as forests, glaciers, lakes, and mountains. Throughout the performance, they contrast these natural soundscapes with the hidden world of artificial, human-generated electromagnetic radiation - which comes, in a sense, as a byproduct of every electronic and digital device and plays a tangible role in shaping our environment. Böhm and Loveday take us on a playful journey that uses sound to reveal the profound impact humans have had on our ecosystem.
