Amina Hocine

Vereniging van Horen Zeggen presents their editie drie with composer, sound artist and instrument creator, Amina Hocine. Hocine’s recent work had been centered around a self-made organ, which produces mesmerizing drones with profound psychoacoustic effects.

“One of my earliest memories of sound was when I was in kindergarten. I was (…) four or five years old and alone on a swing, and Hesa Fredrik (the name of the emergency siren of Sweden) came on. I had a profound feeling of loneliness and I remember feeling as if I were stuck in that swing”. Ignited in this juvenile memory, Amina Hocine embarked on a quest to find control of these imposing vibrations. During her studies at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the composer and instrument creator developed The Instrument: an organ, tuned in meantone temperament, and constructed out of PVC-pipes, various HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) components and 3D printed parts. The beating heart of it all, pumping Hocine’s creation full of life; a 90 liter air compressor.

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Amina Hocine