1 Political Aspects, Question of Public Space
While sound graffiti might carry resemblance to sound sculptures or installations, its attitude towards public space is similar to the one of visual graffiti. Our auditory space is as much ours to own as is the public architectural space. While many struggle either aesthetically or philosophically for the public [...]
Here are two sound pieces that I made recently.
First one is a comical noise remix of a song by my rock band, Väärät kaverit. The song is called Aika auringossa (”time in the sun”) and I named the reworked piece Hawaiian Rock Remix — the first Finnish rock recording ever was made in 1957 by [...]
In 2007-2008 I made two “spoken music” pieces for a sound art course by Shinji Kanki. First one, The Funniest Concerto, was made as a interpretation of the theme “Boring Music”. I tried to express the frustration that emerges when one has to wait on the phone and listen to the awkward waiting tunes. The [...]
Aki Pohjankyrö kävi syksyllä 2008 haastattelemassa minua estetiikan opiskelijoiden lehden äänitaidenumeroon. Haastattelu muuttui spontaanisti lyhyeksi audioesseeksi, jossa pohdin äänitaiteen mahdollisuuksia:
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Galleria Välivuosi, Helsinki
6.–16.9.2007
I wanted to study the idea of a mystery, something that is unknown to us. People tend to believe they are capable of communicating with the parts of the universe that remain out of their reach — may it be the subconscious, unseen forces of nature or God.
My plan was to set up [...]
