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OPL\u00d8ST \/ DISSOLVED
\nA quiet, symphonic sound work from the underground<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Step down into the submerged passage by the historic dock on Refshale\u00f8en. Here, water slowly seeps in, softening and dissolving the passage\u2019s hard shell.<\/p>\n

Opl\u00f8st \/ Dissolved is a meditative symphony in which the site\u2019s own sounds merge with the tones of the surrounding basins. The heavy, industrial meets the weightless and melodic.<\/p>\n

What happens when concrete, metal, and iron are gradually softened? And what does this reflect within us? Inspired by Astrida Neimanis\u2019 concept of the hydrocommons<\/em> \u2013 the idea that every being on Earth is a body of water \u2013 Opl\u00f8st \/ Dissolved invites you into a sensory listening experience, held by the dim tunnel and the site\u2019s fluid cycles.<\/p>\n

NB: Opl\u00f8st \/ Dissolved was part of the sound walk Witness Stand<\/a>\u00a0during Metropolis 2025.<\/p>\n

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2 \/ THE AIR BETWEEN OUR BODIES – KONTURER AF FRAV\u00c6R
\nImagine a space you cannot see – only hear<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The work is a musical meditation on change and loss, created specifically for Refshale\u00f8en\u2019s historic dock. You are invited to find your way by listening and to discover your surroundings through sound alone.<\/p>\n

How do we use sound to understand the world around us?
How do we experience a place if it exists only through its sounds?
And which sounds are, in fact, echoes of something that is no longer here?<\/p>\n

Violinist and composer Katrine Grarup Elbo has orchestrated sounds from the industrial harbour and transformed them into the site\u2019s utopian echo. Through subtle shifts in the sounds, she disorients our sense of direction, compelling us to listen our way forward rather than rely on sight.<\/p>\n

Live, she weaves solo violin and breath into twelve-tone rows – like the fleeting wind that will always be here, while what it carries is only ever glimpsed. In this way, the work becomes an omen – an echo of something that will soon be gone.<\/p>\n

\"KatrineABOUT KATRINE GRARUP ELBO\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Katrine Grarup Elbo is a violinist and composer. Her practice combines site-specific concerts, compositions, performances, and installations.<\/p>\n

She is the creator and a core member of the performance duo La Mia Bella Sorella with Royal Danish Ballet solo dancer Astrid Elbo, the experimental electro-pop string trio toechter, and the Danish sound collective We like We.<\/p>\n

Alongside her own artistic work, she performs as a chamber and orchestral musician. She is trained as a classical violinist at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.<\/p>\n

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PRACTICAL INFO<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Duration: 60 min.
\nParticipants: 20
\nAge: All
\nLanguage: None
\nUnfortunately not suitable for people with reduced mobility or hearing impairments<\/p>\n

Photo: Marine Gastineau & Martin H\u00f8yer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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