Instrumentality in sonic wild(er)ness

Abstract

In 2015, a group of six sound practitioners including the authors came together for ‘Sonic Wild Code’ and engaged in a series of sonic wilderness interventions with portable electronic instruments. We investigated notions of coexistence, communication and potential for interaction in the hybrid ecology surrounding the lake and settlement of Kilpisjärvi, located close to the three-nation corner of Finland, Sweden and Norway. By immersing ourselves into the vast and raw landscape of the Samiland, we researched and tested musical conversations between us players and the site which we found sounding, vibrating, and speaking for itself. This text is a collection of fragments originating in discussions between the two authors on the theme of such sonic wilderness interventions.