Michael Holland, Reinis Semēvics, Olli Aarni, Maarit Bau Mustonen, Paulius Burakas & Kamilė Dambrauskaitė

Sound Art Residency | Sound Art Collaborations

A placemaking-based sound art residency programme by Trainspotting Art Residency invitied artist duos from the Baltic and Nordic countries to discover the history of Švenčionėliai and the context of the local community through the medium of sound. The two-phase residency offered the opportunity for all artists to form long-lasting relationships with Švenčionėliai and Lithuania at large, as well as encourage ongoing Baltic-Nordic exchange. 

One example is the blossoming of a new collaboration between resident Michael Holland and local sound artists Paulius Burakas and Kamile Dambrauskaite, which later obtained a Lithuanian Council for Culture grant. During Michael’s second stay, the duo also joined for a short residency to collaborate – the results were presented at two events called ‘Optimism’ at Kirtimai cultural centre in Vilnius and Švenčionėliai, where resident Olli Aarni also performed his new compositions Kuvioita. Olli Aarni and Maarit Mustonen shared the results of their residency in Vilnius, at the CAC Reading Room and in Helsinki, presenting the bilingual publication in Finnish and Lithuanian created during the residency and produced by Multipoly publishing house. Both Reinis Semēvics and Olli Aarni prepared to release recordings as separate albums to a large extent created during the residency.