Name: Process Wall: Juan Pablo Manríquez "ENDEMIC COMPOSITIONS"
Start: 2024-09-27T12:00:00+03:00
End: 2024-09-27T18:00:00+03:00
Location: Uudenmaankatu 23 F, 00120 Helsinki, Finland

$Process Wall: Juan Pablo Manr\u00edquez "ENDEMIC COMPOSITIONS"$

ENDEMIC COMPOSITIONS
A Sound Installation by Juan Pablo Manríquez
27.9. - 6.10.2024
Opening and performance 27.9.2024, 17:00 onward
Each environment holds within it a unique identity, shaped by the elements that make it distinct. In Endemic Compositions, J-P explores the question: what if these spaces, with their inherent characteristics, could be played as instruments? What if we composed for the room itself, allowing its specific qualities to dictate the sound, free from the constraints of traditional instruments?
Using mechanical tools and techniques, the artist invites you to listen to the sounds of the spaces we inhabit—sounds that are often overlooked yet are fundamentally part of the environment. These compositions are site-specific, created without external instruments, and exist only in that space. Once the exhibition concludes, the sounds will continue to reside in that environment, though they might never be played again. The compositions become endemic to the room, inseparable from the space they emerged from, impossible to replicate elsewhere.
Endemic Compositions seeks to reconsider our relationship with sound and space.
About the Artist
A musician and industrial designer, Juan Pablo Manríquez (J-P) has been creating music for over 20 years. Beginning his musical journey in Chile, J-P spent a decade playing in various bands and has remained deeply involved in music ever since, composing for films and building electro-acoustic instruments. The artistʼs work blends analog synthesizers with acoustic and digital instruments, creating distinctive moods, emotions, textures, and soundscapes. Known for seamlessly merging different musical styles, he finds creative freedom in genre-mixing during production and composition.
In recent years, experimentation with mechanical and acoustic techniques has led to the development of unconventional sounds. Additionally, he has worked on interactive audiovisual installations, exploring the fascinating relationship between sound and space.