Jónsi (of Sigur Ros and solo fame) has announced Hrafntinna (Obsidian), an immersive exhibit comprising 196 speakers. The interactive event has taken over a subterranean gallery at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, Tasmania.
According to The Guardian, “In near-pitch blackness, you sit on a circular platform surrounded by a 25-minute track, spatially arranged in 360-degree sound: field recordings of heady eruptions move into sombre choral arrangements of his layered vocals...and above is a circle of pulsing light, reminiscent of a James Turrell Skyspace or the mouth of a volcano. Subwoofers encased within the platform rumble and judder with the bass of an eruption, and [Jónsi] Birgisson sings as if just for you.”
In the artist’s interview with The Guardian, he explains it as a "primal" experience that "goes straight up the arse to rattle your bones.” The exhibit was previously shown in New York and Canada, and acquired by Mona last year.
Visit Mona’s official website for more information, and check out a photo from the exhibition below.
