The sound installation "floconnes" creates a poetic soundscape which welcomes the public on its way to the Fondation Beyeler and the ongoing exhibition of Jenny Holzer during the museums night 2010 in Basel. The composition is composed out of three sound levels.
One level simulates a accustic snow flurry within different weather moods. Each sound flake stands for a received pixel of the LED works of Jenny Holzer. The more persons find themselfs in the Fondation Beyeler and in front of Jenny Holzers works the denser gets the snow flurry outside.
The second sound level broaches the issue of the museums night as a big public event and opposes it against the reception of the work. From time to time voice and sound fragments of the conversations inside are blown through the sound composition and - for some moments drown the poetic atmosphere.
On the third sound level the fallen snow accumulates to a sound cover on the floor during the night, denses up and the alley to the Fondation Beyeler gets accustically covered in snow.
"floconnes" was playing during eight hours at the museums night 2010 at the park of the Fondation Beyeler. On the recording there are two extracts: The first one after about three hours and the second one briefly before the end.
© Lilian Beidler 2012