Atmospheric Waves, Liepāja
I was invited to contribute to Sound Days as part of Atmospheric Waves Festival in Liepāja, – the city where the wind is born. Located on the Baltic coast of Latvia, it is the perfect place to explore making instruments that are activated by the wind. Alongside 8 other workshops, a concert programme and lively discussions I collaborated with 7 students from RTU university to explore the creation of aeolian instruments over 5 days. It was a rich an creative time – here are some photos from our experiments on the beach, with varying wind conditions – but always windy!
Final day at the beach, Spinning percussion by Jana and Patricia, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, Aeolian Tower by Madars 
Final day at the beach, Amplified Aeoian Harp by Patriks, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, resonating pallet straps by Kasparas, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, Spinning percussion by Jana and Patricia, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, wind bells, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
in the workshop, Kasparas testing their Aeolian instrument 
Final day at the beach, elastic tree and shell percussion by Elizabetes and Krista 
Final day at the beach, Eleastic balloon resonator by Jana, Elizabetes and Patricia 
Final day at the beach, Aeolian Tower by Madars, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, Amplified Aeoian Harp by Patriks, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Testing at the beach, Spinning percussion by Jana and Patricia 
Final day at the beach, Kasparas with their Aeolian instrument 
Final day at the beach, Aeolian Tower by Madars, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, Elastic tree by Elizabetes through the works, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
Final day at the beach, Leading the audience through the works, photo by Karlis Volkovskis 
First day – testing ideas and materials at the beach 
Final day at the beach, Amplified Aeoian Harp by Patriks 
Final day at the beach 
Off to test our constructions and instruments at the beach 
Final day, preparing to go outside, photo by Karlis Volkovskis