Bathysphere is about exploring the deep and discovering treasures.. Beyond the depths of water, or the depths of sound, this journey may reflect other metaphors of our existence: the inner self, the soul, the hidden universe… or any depth we wish to explore and submerse to, through listening.
The composition is based on recordings of water soundscapes: a river, a cave, a waterfall. Recorded through a DIY underwater device (recorder in a glass jar) at the mountains of Epirus and the springs of Corfu, the sounds brought together experiences and memory of the spaces, creating a musical world of the deep as imagined through a glass of a bathysphere - a virtual ‘submarine’.
This work was created as part of the Erasmus+ programme "the soundscape we live in" in 2019.
Apostolos Loufopoulos studied music at the Ionian University, Greece and at City University, London (PhD in Music) with Denis Smalley. His work is mainly focused on the composition of electroacoustic music and nature, but also in the inter -contextual approach to music and the convergence of musical genres. His music has been performed internationally in renown festivals of contemporary music (such as ICMC, Synthese, L’Espace Du Son and others) and has received a number of awards at international competitions such as Αrs Electronica (Austria), Bourges (France), Noroit (France), Metamorphoses (Belgium), Space of Sound (Belgium), Franco Evangelisti (Italy), Musica Nova (Czech Republic). Discography includes collections by INA-GRM, Musiques & Recherches, Ionian University, CyberArts, Touch Records etc. His scores have been published by S. Zerboni (Milano) and Just Flutes (London). At a research level, he has participated in international programmes related to the study of the natural environment, materializing essays and papers on the artistic exploration and utilizarion of the natural world. He is a Professor at the Ionian University, Department of Audio & Visual Arts. He has also taught at the TEI of Ionian Islands (2006-2014) and the TEI of Epirus. He is a founding member of HELMCA and the Greek Society for Acoustic Ecology.
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