Sound event through ambisonic headphones
29 May 2025, 20:00
Soriška planina
The sound work speculates on the sonic component of tree life and questions the interplay between plants and the forest ecosystems.
Sound recordings give voice to the life cycle of trees, which begins and ends in silence: silence before the spring flow of sap and silence following destruction caused by climate change, drought, and fire. Special attention is given to the act of touching trees – as a form of care and awareness of coexistence with plants, but also as a metaphor for environmental destruction. From the sounds of touching bark, rubbing branches, breaking fallen bark and leaves, to the whispering of wind through the canopy and water nourishing the roots, the work sonically traverses the physical existence of the tree – all the way to breaking branches, treefalls, and the fire that violently cuts through forest habitats. The composition, created from recorded and processed sounds originating from within the tree organism and its environment, forms an emotional and dramatic musical narrative, charged with natural and amplified sounds, energetically blending into a vibrant soundscape.
The dynamic eight-channel spatial setup draws the listener into the heart of the sonic experience. Brane Zorman was one of the three winners of the Palma Ars Acustica 2022 award with the work Spirit of Trees | Touch.
Brane Zorman is a composer, sound and intermedia artist, sound manipulator, producer, and curator. He composes sound works for theatre, intermedia, and dance productions. In his approach to sound and space, he develops various strategies, techniques, dynamic and interactive modules, records and reinterprets soundscapes, and creates electronic and acoustic sound sculptures using sophisticated tools.
