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SOUND AS A PROTAGONIST #2

Filmhius Den Haag

Spui 191, 2511 BN Den Haag

Presents:

ORE (audio-piece) (Netherlands, Russia, Norway, 2019, 15′) by BJ Nilsen

ORE is a composition by Swedish sound artist BJ Nilsen that investigates the acoustic dimensions of mining. Developed over four years, it incorporates field recordings from iron ore and coal mining sites in Norway, Russia, and the Netherlands.

Refined during a residency at Ina GRM in Paris, the piece explores the societal and cultural impacts of mineral extraction. With its hypnotic, droning quality, ORE captures the mechanistic rhythms of mining operations – momentous and industrial, yet also profoundly musical. Nilsen masterfully weaves the mechanical and the organic, crafting a sonic experience that is as evocative as it is immersive.

The edition featured in this program is part of a larger extended version of the piece.

Sound As A Protagonist is a program series curated by wysiwyg and Amsterdam-based arts organization Sonic Acts. Attempting to explore the parasitic “nature” of progress and urban life without judgement, the program lets the body feel and intuition lead us to places the mind won’t go.

https://filmhuisdenhaag.nl/films/sound-as-a-protagonist-2