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As a sound artist, performer, and musician, Rosa Rondorf (1988) is fascinated by sonic meditations, witches, feminist sound waves, and states of trance. ‘Sound is often associated with the invisible,’ Rondorf says. ‘As it does not paint a complete picture, it leaves space for subjectivity and emotion. It reflects, set things in motion, and eventually becomes movement.’ Her research into the power of silence, unheard sounds, and whispers serves as the point of departure for her work, based the notion that while things below the surface often remain unnoticed, they can still shape our perception of reality.
In Series of Echoes (2025), Ronsdorf explores the various ways in which we relate to hidden aspects in the world around us. The installation Echo #1 (2025) is made of steel and printed silk – apart from sound she also incorporates textiles and eco printing techniques in her work. While the steel represents a solid and industrial quality, the silk has been painted with natural plant pigments originally invisible in the plant itself. Echo #2 (2025) is a sound piece for an album based on field recordings. Among other things, this work consists of a ‘melting piece’ that combines streams and drops of meltwater from the Morteratsch Glacier in the Swiss Alps with the human voice and electronic music, including tape feedback and synthesisers. Together, Echo #1 and Echo #2 make up a single work, with the sound ideally coming from the textile. For Prospects, the work has been split up and can now be heard via headphones.
Text: Esther Darley
Translated from Dutch by Marie Louise Schoondergang (The Art of Translation)