• iota mikro

Build up like a dream sequence iota mikro invites us into an intimate and introspective journey by evoking imaginary memories from Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman’s very early childhood years. iota mikro is an artistic reflection on Lierman’s double identity, Belgian and Rwandan, revealing her experiences of the two different realities. All sounds heard are purely based on recent field recordings from Lierman’s birthplace at the Karisimbi volcano in Rwanda. Since her real paper birth certificate is missing, this is Lierman’s sonic birth certificate.

iota mikro is dedicated to her Rwandan Belgian godchild: Jerom Dom.

Title: iota mikro
Duration: 8′43”
Year: 2012
Form: fixed media (2.1 stereo)
Awards:
3rd prize – Category Short Form, Grand Prix Nova 2013, Bucharest
shortlist – Phonurgia Nova 2013, Gaïté Lyrique, Paris

Premiere: April 2012, Studio I, Den Haag
Other Tourdates:
Jun 2012, IFC 2012 – BBC, London
May 2012, Saout – Galerie de l’institut Francaise, Rabat
Jun 2012, Begraafplaats Rhijnhof, Leiden
Dec 2013, Phonuriga Nova, Gaite/Lyrique, Paris
Nov 2014, Hoogtij/Nutshuis, Den Haag
Jun 2019, Uncertainty Seminars – Stichting Stroom, Den Haag

Radio Broadcasts
Jan 2013, Kurzstrecke, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Berlijn
Feb 2013, Kurzstrecke, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Berlijn
Oct 2013, Radio Romania, Bucharest
Mar 2014, Kunstradio, Ö1, ORF, Vienna
Apr 2014, Electronic Frequencies, Concertzender, Utrecht
May 2014, Radio Moniek/Monophonic 2014, Brussels
May 2014, Par Ouï Dire, RTBF, Brussels
Jun 2014, Radio Campus, Brussels
July 2014, Radio Art, 106FM, Tel Aviv
July 2014, Radio Art, 88FM, Tel Aviv
Mar 2015, Politics of the Voice, Websynradio, Nîmes
Jan 2016, Radio Art, 106FM, Tel Aviv
Jan 2016, Radio Art, 88FM, Tel Aviv
Mar 2018 Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo, Websyn Radio
Apr 2018 Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo, Websyn Radio

Funds: Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Release: Constellation Audio, iTunes, Montreal
Press:
L’Atelier du Son, Radio France – Paris
Discostan, Dublab Radio – Los Angeles

bbc logo saout radio oude logoDeutschlandfunk Kultur

 

Leave a Reply