Fredagar på Sibbe: Chronovariations

Heli Hartikainen is a Finnish saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and sound artist whose practice derives from a pursuit of enduring textures, functions, and forms. As a saxophonist, Hartikainen is a passionate instrumentalist who constantly pushes the boundaries of their instrument and themself ever further. At the core of Hartikainen’s creative practice, abstraction and existential curiosity playfully intertwine with an endless love of sound. Their work stands as a testament to the power of artistic experimentation.

CHRONOVARIATIONS weaves together the haunting allure of the tenor saxophone with the limitless possibilities of electronic manipulation, superimposing avant garde gestures onto minimalist ambient soundscapes. The record is rooted in notions of sonic resonance, temporality, and emergence, with the title of the work, CHRONOVARIATIONS, deriving from the concept of time and its transformation; timelessness, loss of temporal perception, and the decay of memory. The constantly-evolving chain of variations manipulates the perception of temporal reference points and envelops the listener. The themes of emergence and unfolding encompass the entire album, from compressed “microsounds” to cathartic roaring; journeying through layers of sound, where Hartikainen’s use of silence and negative space is as powerful as their cacophonous crescendos.

Tickets 15€/12€, doors 18.30.

NB. Concert tickets cannot be bought with the Museum Card.