4C3C61CE-37B2-4749-AE5C-143EE18EED7B.jpeg

Fuaimdhreach (Soundscape)

by Cynthia O'Hern

Fuaimdhreach/ Soundscape is a unique sensory portal that offers a journey into the synthesis of body, mind, and intention. The murmurings of heartbeat and rhythmic breath are laid as sustenance for bodily grounding. The undulating crash of wave and wind invokes the seascape solace of Skellig Michael. From this corporeal sound environment rises the otherworldly vocalization of intention in Irish, language of body and landscape activation:

Isteach, Amach/ In, Out.

Tar isteach i do chorp/ Come into your body.

Tar isteach i do bhrollach/ Come into your chest.

Tar isteach i d’anáil/ Come into your breath.

Tar isteach ionat féin/ Come into yourself.

Anáil isteach i do rúndiamháir féin/ Breath into your own (secret, intention, solitude, mystical

mystery).

Created in collaboration with:

Sound Artist: Jason Snell

Vocals: Maria Tanner Cohen