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hybride: alle Vögel sind schon da
hybrids: all the birds are already there

2022, sound piece, 28:00 minutes in collaboration with Helmut Wolfertstetter,
the european champion in bird chirping

 

"hybride: alle Vögel sind schon da" explores a possible translation of human language into bird language. The chirping sounds represent the names of birds drawn from literature, religion, folklore, and mythology. These birds are hybrids—part bird (with wings, beaks, feathers, and feet) combined with human or other animal forms. From household spirits to divine messengers, their presence in our stories is both enduring and significant.

For this sound piece, I collaborated with Helmut Wolfertstetter, the European champion in bird chirping. I visited him at his home deep in the Bavarian Forest, where we transformed table tennis tables into a makeshift sound studio. After a full day of experimentation and refinement with Helmut, this final version emerged out of my atelier. Every 30 seconds, a new interpretation of a name is introduced, each expressed through five distinct chirps. The sequence in the transcript will help guide identification.


chirping sounds by Helmut Wolfertstetter
https://a-place-in-the-woods.net/
Transcript © Jonathan Blaschke

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