Muovi is piece for vocal trio, plastic objects and electronics. The vocalists are imitating sounds of plastic machines creating a rich and meditative soundscape. Plastic is versatile: it can be flexible and bend without breaking, there is fluidity and continuation – but then again plastic can be hard and snappy. Plastic has a bad reputation as a demonized material. Can we find compassion towards the machines if we start to speak their language?
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The piece is a commission by vocal ensemble Signe and it is featured in their trilogy album Onomatopoesia: Phonemes.
Record release concert of Phonemes album at Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki 19.11.2021
Performance by Signe: Josefiina Vannesluoma, Riikka Keränen and Selma Savolainen and Kaj Mäki-Ullakko, sound
Filmed by Tuomas Tenkanen and Ella Kiviniemi, Edited by Tuomas Tenkanen, Audio mix by Kaj Mäki-Ullakko
The composition of the piece supported by:
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Signe, The Arts Promotion Centre Finland