DREAM PROTOKOL / Harmony Automatism
~A collaboration with Eva Sidén
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Performance and installation at Emmanuel Swedenbors Lusthus in Stochkolm, and VEMS høstkoncert at Fylkingen, September 2025
The work is a multichannel sound piece with video installation. It features separate compositions developed and mixed by Eva Sidén and me, building on our previous project Harmony Automatism, performed at Inter Arts Center, Malmö earlier this year. The work also incorporates live performance with zither, electronics, and found objects.
Here is my mix:
Photos by Diskad!
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DREAM PROTOCOL / Haromony Automatism / collaborative project with Eva Sidén;
In March and June 2025, Eva Sidén and Irene Gellein started developing video and sound production, followed by live performances featuring a video installation and sound (grand piano, electronics, flute, and vocals) Inter Arts Center, Malmö.
sound and visual installation “Harmony Automatism” // Dream protocol
”Amplified sounds through: Grand piano Electronics Feedback loops Vocals Drawing / graphic scores Video and movement
Swedish composer, pianist, and sound artist Eva Sidén, together with Norwegian artist and sound artist Irene Gellein, are developing a large-scale sound and video installation that incorporates live performance. This project explores themes of automatism, improvisation, the subconscious, and mythologies, using presence and performative gestures as central elements.
A key aspect of the project is the creation and use of graphic scores – hand-drawn and painted compositions – that serve as both visual artworks and functional guides for live performances. These scores will be amplified, allowing audiences to hear”