Möhkö Ironworks, Ilomantsi / Halkosaari Pavilion, Lappeenranta · 2025 · Spatial choral installation · Suomeksi
RE-DITUS is a site responsive choral work made with Anna Voutilainen-Veijonen and the Sawotta Choir. The same recorded voices entered two different places: the old ironworks in Möhkö and the open pavilion at Halkosaari. The change of place altered the relationship between the voices, the surroundings and the listener.
MÖHKÖ IRONWORKS, ILOMANTSI
1 June – 31 August 2025
Loudspeakers were placed within the architecture and landscape of the former ironworks. Sustained and whispered voices met the river, forest and industrial remains. Visitors moved through the site, finding different relations between a single voice, the choir and the sounds of the surroundings.
HALKOSAARI PAVILION, LAPPEENRANTA
Ääres · 2025
At the open pavilion, the same material formed a more cohesive field. The four-part choral structure became clearer, while the lake and open air remained part of the listening space. The voices gathered beneath one roof instead of spreading through the ironworks site. No new choir recording was needed for this change of place.
CREDITS
Concept, spatial sound and installation: Jaakko Autio
Composition and choral collaboration: Anna Voutilainen-Veijonen
Voices: Sawotta Choir
