the sea inside

" ‘the sea inside’ explores ideas of ‘inner’ sounds and listening through a wide range of works; scores, texts, objects, and performance pieces.

Through a focus on ‘inner’ sound - defined by Karlsson as ‘sounds we hear as part of our inner worlds of thoughts, ideas, and emotions’ - the work explores our wider relationship to sound. Through exploring what the idea of an ‘inner ear’ means for our understanding of sound and listening, the work teases out sometimes unexpected and often complex ideas and cultural beliefs which influence and shape our relationship to sound.

Underpinned by Karlsson’s research project into inner sounds and inner listening, the works taps into cultural fears of ‘hearing things’; explores collective listening experiences; asks what happens in the intersections of affect and listening as well as asking us simply to pay more attention to our own inner world of sound.

Collectively, the works suggest that inner sounds are an important, if often overlooked, aspect of hearing and listening, and a fruitful area for exploring our complex relationship to sounds. It shows that sound, far from being something fragile, ephemeral, and easily ignored, is instead something far more complex –something unruly, transgressive, and subversive."

WORKS: Telesonic Transmission \ Score for Silence \ Aural Conjuring \ pages \ Sonic Contagion \ Aural Séance \ Sonic Confession \ murmur