La vaisselle
Written on February 21st , 2023 by Dialekti Valsamou-Stanislawski
Audio Recording
2023
Description
“La Vaisselle” is a sound piece capturing a simple, everyday moment: the sound of my husband washing the dishes in our kitchen in Athens—at a time when we did not yet live here. The recording was completely spontaneous, made during a period of intense recording mania. At that moment, the soundscape felt incredibly captivating—an empty, minimalist kitchen, surrounded by silence, an unusual quietness for a family with a small child.
A., patient and almost meditative, washes the dishes, which produce different musical notes as they touch the water and other utensils. There is a sense of calm and normalcy in this moment. Though it seems so ordinary, for us, it was a timeless and placeless fragment of life—something I felt compelled to document.
The work explores how sound can serve as a medium for recording memories and emotions, highlighting the aesthetic of simplicity and everyday life. There is something both familiar and musical in this recording, which I find intriguing to share and experience with others.
Through this piece, I continue to experiment with recordings of daily activities, attempting to capture the beauty of simple moments and play with nostalgia and emotional memory, which, for me, are deeply intertwined with sound.
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Image by Lisa Fotios.
