impr010: María Dolores A. Matienzo - ASPIRÉMONOS (2025)
About
Credits
- Composed, recorded, & mixed April-May 2025 in Seattle, Washington by María Dolores A. Matienzo for an installation at The Factory, Seattle in June 2025.
- Mastered by A.F. Jones at Laminal Audio.
- Lathe cut by Zack Hansen at Precarian Cuts.
- Design by Mariló.
Tracklist
- ASPIRÁRAMOS (00:34/∞)
- ASPIRÁBAMOS (00:43/∞)
- ASPIRARÍAMOS (00:34/∞)
- ASPIRÁREMOS (00:34/∞)
- ASPIRÉMONOS (05:08)
Buy/Listen
ASPIRÉMONOS is a composition written for a multichannel sound art installation of the same name that projects trans joy as vital function and vital force. Using processed recordings of breath from 20 people, the piece constructs a lifeworld where trans joy can be expressed and shared through the act of respiration. The installation responds to the act of breathing as a form of viewer interaction for further symbolic exchange. Using turntables with built in speakers and digital audio playback on headphones, the installation provides a cyclical, aleatoric experience. The viewer interacts with the installation through the breath (or “breath”) of the viewer, which modifies the sounds and vibrations used to produce the composition and the piece in its entirety.
This work was manifest by the breath of: Al Pastries, Alexandra Hardwick, Anonymous (× 2), Ashley Seward, Atlas A. Lee-Reed, Billy Sigil, Bridget, EGG, Eve Vickers, Genna Joy, Hope Salmonson, Madeleine, Mariló, Ro Shapes Tickle, Sarah Hennies, Serena Hommes, Swerv, Yelahneb Unicornucopiax, and Yvonne.
ASPIRÉMONOS opens at “T4T”, a group gallery show at The Factory in Seattle, Washington, on June 12, 2025.