Keywords: Jaakko Autio, muinainen suomalaisuus, ääni-installaatio, äänitaide, rituaali, identiteetti, immersio, katharsis, Kalevala, NomadVocals, Retretti, Punkaharju.
Sound Artist: Jaakko Autio / Choir leader and composer: Jussi Mattila / Nomad Vocals singers: Anna Voutilainen, Reetta Karhunen, Linda Pennström, Juulia Karppi, Emma Jämsén, Kasper Korhonen, Sakari Siira & Tatu Huotarinen / Producers: Pekka Hyvärinen, Sinikka Mäkelä, Jussi Silvennoinen / Exhibition coordinator: Satu Kalliokuusi & Reetta Gröhn Soininen / Stone Ring: TW Rocks & Jaakko Autio / Site manager: Toni Lappalainen & Ilpo Kiviaho / Publicity managers: Minna Pahkin & Erpo Heinolainen /
As Time Sounds, Chapter one, is the first part of a three-part series. The theme of the first part of the trilogy is ancient Finnish ancestors and the Kalevala. The sound installation is site-specific: the stone ring is made of stones excavated from Retret’s cave. The composition and mixing is done against a large monolith in the middle of the ritualistic stone circle.
I have approached the theme of the Retretti exhibition (ancient Finnishness) through ritual and mutual belonging. The stone circle has eight stone-shaped speakers, each with its own singer’s voice.