Lyn Goeringer is an intermedia sound artist, improvisor, and performer who makes her own instruments and multi-media pieces that focus on the unusual and everyday within sound, video, and electronics. Her work relies on intense focus and attention to bring the listener to a point of intentional hearing— a world where unusual objects bring haunting soundscapes to life, and everyday objects become sonic in ways we do not usually get the opportunity to hear.
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Composition for synth, found natural instruments, handcrafted horn and flutes, and voice.
“Whewan” is an Orkney (Scotland) word for wind that howls around corners; the imagery and mood of this word feel perfect for this piece.
© 2023 Melissa Hyatt Foss
“Whewan” is an Orkney (Scotland) word for wind that howls around corners; the imagery and mood of this word feel perfect for this piece.
© 2023 Melissa Hyatt Foss
Medium: Electroacoustic composition
Year: 2023
Details: 26:55
Mente Mineral (Mineral Mind)
Mente Mineral (Mineral Mind) is a more-than-human music mask that is an homage to the mountain range of Chubut, Argentina, which once formed part of the Gondwana supercontinent. The wild clays used to make this piece, which date back to the Miocene (13 million year old material) and the Paleocene periods (66 Million year old material) were responsibly harvested and used to sculpt this piece in situ over the course of 4 days during a residency organized by Nómada Cerámica.
The instrument produces sound with internal bells and two small flutes that have two finger holes each. The flutes can be played separately or together to produce melodies and beat frequencies.
The instrument produces sound with internal bells and two small flutes that have two finger holes each. The flutes can be played separately or together to produce melodies and beat frequencies.
Medium: Wild clay, beeswax
Year: 2023
Details: 7 x 10 ½ x 3 ¾ in
Heron Horn
Video features a short composition I played, recorded, and produced with sounds from the instrument, which is a hand-built horn inspired by Great Blue Heron. This sculptural instrument can be played in different ways to produce sounds ranging from percussive to bird calls to deep digeridoo-like drones.
The shape, design, and coloring of the instrument is inspired by the morphology of Great Blue Heron, who has been an important bird throughout my life story.
The shape, design, and coloring of the instrument is inspired by the morphology of Great Blue Heron, who has been an important bird throughout my life story.
Medium: Earthenware, oxides, pigments, beeswax
Year: 2023
Details: 10 ½ x 4 x 8 in
On a Boat, Rocking, for Whale Bells
On a boat, rocking. For Whale bells is a musical composition that was commissioned by the Broad Art Gallery in East Lansing in spring of 2021. This composition is for Whale Bells (jennykendler.com/section/487175-Whale-Bells.html), an installation/instrument designed by Jenny Kendler and Andrew Bearnot, which is made with hand-blown ombré glass, Miocene-era fossilized whale ear bones, recycled cotton rope, and felt.
This was presented in an online event in May of 2021, which involved performances of the work alongside a performance by David Rothberg, and a panel discussion with Jenny Kendler, Andrew Bearnot, David Rothberg and Lyn Goeringer about working with whales, whale bones, and notions of sea and seafaring.
You can view the original event here:
youtu.be/KHWxmDZrQhE
This was presented in an online event in May of 2021, which involved performances of the work alongside a performance by David Rothberg, and a panel discussion with Jenny Kendler, Andrew Bearnot, David Rothberg and Lyn Goeringer about working with whales, whale bones, and notions of sea and seafaring.
You can view the original event here:
youtu.be/KHWxmDZrQhE
Medium: Sound Sculpture
Year: 2021
Details: 15 minutes 10 seconds