Premiere, Lobe Spatial Sound Studio, 2024

Lungs of the Earth is a spatialised sound installation inspired by field recordings from the Amazon rainforest, recorded by sound artist Felix Blume with sound design by composer Bernardo Alvarado Rojas. Four elemental poems by Brazilian writers—”Water” by Patrizia Longhitano, “Fire” by Virna Teixeira, “Air” by Alyssa Martens, and “Earth” by Monika Radojevic—take audiences on a narrative journey, highlighting the call and response between animal and human voices.

Concept and curation by Alyssa Martens
Field recordings by Felix Blume
Sound design and spatial mix by Bernardo Alvarado Rojas
Sound mixing by Thomas Quirion and Hanqing Eyden Zhao
Water (poem), written and performed by Patrizia Longhitano
Fire (poem), written and performed by Virna Teixeira
Air (poem), written and performed by Alyssa Martens
Earth (poem), written and performed by Monika Radojevic
Poetry recordings by Ieva Vaiti
Tactile illustrations and exhibition design by Kay Slater