The American sound artist John Grzinich stayed at Nodar Artist Residency Center last April 2008 where he developed a sound project (“Nodar Flowlines”) based on the interaction with local water flows, either the downhill streams that arrive in the Paiva river and the water channels that bring the water to the village. His work methodology was based on the following parameters:
1 – Choice of an appropriate location for each sound recording session;
2 – Set a mechanical device (wire threads, wine bottles, metal objects, wood objects, etc.) that in interaction with the water flow and the microphones would produce modified sound patterns;
3 – Sound recording of the interaction between soundscape + waterflow + device + microphone;
4 – Simultaneous video stills of each specific location, as a means of documenting the sound recording process;
5 – Edition of a DVD with the audiovisual result of the recordings made during the residency.
Here are some photos of John’s presence in Nodar along with a short movie clip of “Nodar Flowlines”:
A sound improvisation with bottles in contact with water: