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Shosha, Тверская область, Россия

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The Shosha river

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Оленье озеро, Москва, Россия

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Оленье озеро, Москва, Россия

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Оленье озеро, Москва, Россия

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река Жабенка, Москва, Россия

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река Жабенка, Москва, Россия

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река Жабенка, Москва, Россия

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Neglinka, Неглинная улица, Москва, Россия

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Neglinka, Неглинная улица, Москва, Россия

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The Neglinka river

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Москва, Россия

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Москва, Россия

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Москва, Россия

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река Серебрянка, Москва, Россия

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река Серебрянка, Москва, Россия

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река Серебрянка, Москва, Россия

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Bord de Cèze, Montclus, coucher du soleil

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Bord de Cèze, Montclus, coucher du soleil

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Panke, Берлин, Германия

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Vorenzha, Республика Карелия, Россия

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campfire on Vorenzha lake, Karelia

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Virma, Республика Карелия, Россия

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Virma, Республика Карелия, Россия

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Virma River, Karelia, Russia

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Моторное, Ленинградская область, Россия

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Моторное, Ленинградская область, Россия

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Моторное, Ленинградская область, Россия

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река Ладога, бухта Моторное

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река Березина

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With love from Finland. River Vantaa, Ruutinkoski.

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Ладожское озеро, Ленинградская область, Россия

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Ладожское озеро, Ленинградская область, Россия

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Ladoga river, Kilpola island

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река Сума, Карелия, Россия

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река Сума, Карелия, Россия

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река Сума, Карелия, Россия

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Вуокса, Ленинградская область, Россия

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Вуокса, Ленинградская область, Россия

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Вуокса, Ленинградская область, Россия

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река Выг, Республика Карелия, Россия

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река Выг, Республика Карелия, Россия

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река Серебрянка, Москва, Россия

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река Серебрянка, Москва, Россия

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река Серебрянка, Москва, Россия

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река Устья, Архангельская область, Россия

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река Устья, Архангельская область, Россия

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река Устья, Архангельская область, Россия

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It starts with sounds of early spring, the thaw. It's getting warmer, the snow is melting.
But the River is still locked under the ice as we saw it in Bereznik village in the north heart of Russia.
We use an a human voice to communicate with Water and praise for what it is - a natural medium, a mighty force that connects worlds.

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about

This piece is a collaboration project that originated within the "We are Here" Creative Laboratory's trip to Bereznik (Russia, Arkhangelsk district) in March 2019. A group of artists, performers and musicians united around a river theme and set up what was called a "Water laboratory". We started experimenting with sounds of water in all its variety. The audio recordings made during that short period formed the basis of this track. The work continued afterward in Moscow and Helsinki. We exchanged files and ideas, sending them back and forth. This is the first realization of our river-themed project. We are hoping to continue this work and expand it in various directions (including eco-activism, for example).

We see it as an audio poem, an invocation, a ritual of the River awakening.
It starts with sounds of early spring, the thaw. It's getting warmer, the snow is melting. But the River is still locked under the ice as we saw it in Bereznik. A human voice is used here to communicate with Water and praise it for what it is - a natural medium, a mighty force that connects worlds. The communication with Water is private, intimate and fragile but powerful at the same. The River is waking up from sleep, it's coming to life and starts breathing openly. It flows and brings life. It's a silent celebration, a muted hymn.

Katya Kalyuzhnaya
Dance artist, performer, student of Somatic Body Training (somatic movement education and therapy), participant of "On the edge" project (the study of the transformation of modern culture ), non-anthropic communication practitioner (Technogaia project).

Outi Inkeri Rossi
Helsinki-based playwright, scriptwriter and performance artist. Studies phytotherapy, does wall climbing, radio features, and beekeeping.

Max Sergeev
Musician, sound designer and record collector based in Moscow.
A long-time member of experimental sound project Membrana/Membranoids and Bigudi.

lyrics

words by Outi Rossi

Kaikki oli kuollutta

Kaikki oli kuollutta
liikkumatonta
kun kolme harakkaa lennähti joen varteen
niiden valkoiset siipisulat
välähtelivät auringossa
vedessä
ja vesi alkoi virrata
puiden latvukset liikahdella
hiiret alkoivat haistella tammenterhoja
vesiperhoset kiertää kehää virran yläpuolella
saukko solahti veteen
aurinko nousi ja laski
tähdet syttyivät ja sammuivat
ihmiset hengittivät, syntyivät ja kuolivat
pilvet liikkuivat maapallon ympärillä
sade valui niistä jokiin
ja joista meriin
jossa valaat huutelivat toisilleen
merivirtojen karttapoluista

Everything was dead
and stayed still
when three magpies flew to the river
the white feathers of their wings
were shining in the sun
on the surface of the water
and the water started to move
the crowns of the trees started to slightly move
mice started to sniff for acorns
caddisflies started to circle above the water
an utter dived into the water
the sun went up and down
the stars shone and went out
people were breathing, being born and dying
the clouds wandered around the Earth
the rain poured from them into rivers
and ran from there to the seas
where whales were shouting to each other
about the path maps of ocean currents

credits

released January 20, 2020
Katya Kalyuzhnaya - chanting, water manipulation, body sounds, spoken word, inspiration
Outi Inkeri Rossi - poetry, water manipulation, field recordings, kantele, inspiration
Max Sergeev - field recordings, water manipulation, sound design, editing, mixing

Photo credit: Olga Loginova

license

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Voice of the River, by Katya Kalyuzhnaya, Outi Inkeri Rossi, Max Sergeev

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Voice of the River by Katya Kalyuzhnaya, Outi Inkeri Rossi, Max Sergeev, released 20 January 2020 words by Outi Rossi Kaikki oli kuollutta Kaikki oli kuollutta liikkumatonta kun kolme harakkaa lennähti joen varteen niiden valkoiset siipisulat välähtelivät auringossa vedessä ja vesi alkoi virrata puiden latvukset liikahdella hiiret alkoivat haistella tammenterhoja

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Cèze, Франция

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Cèze, Франция

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Cèze, Франция

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The river is called la Cèze (pronounced 'sehz')... I grew up next to it, so it flows in my veins

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Verger à l'abandon, Montclus, fin d'après-midi

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Verger à l'abandon, Montclus, fin d'après-midi