Rumour of the Murmur

Rumour of the murmur

An exploration of elemental textures and distinctive sounds preserved within the natural heritage around Northern Sweden. A fusion of whispering auroras, amorphous melting ice, water and sky, opening our senses to hushed voices present within the surrounding and ourselves.

Rumour of the murmur is the result of the duo’s 4 month artist residency in Moskosel Creative Lab. It originates from their collection of personal impressions gathered by wandering and experimenting with natural phenomena present in the nordic winter. It is showcased as a part of the imKonsthall, an immersive mobile gallery inside of a repurposed shipping container.

The resulting work is a combination of hydrophone recordings of frozen lakes and melting ice, field recording and VLF radio transmissions emanating from the northern lights captured through a diy loop antenna. All these sonic elements have been combined with time lapse macro footage of melting snow and ice, and abstracted elemental nature footage to form an immersive meditative installation piece that surrounds the observer.

Olga Wardęga & Christoph Zeckel

May 2024