Amina Hocine: Sound Crystals and Siren Songs
The Swedish composer builds DIY valve organs from simple hardware store materials
A couple of years ago, Amina Hocine spent some time at an artist residency in an old iron mine in Central Sweden. Enchanted by the sound of the passing trains’ horns, the composer conceived of an idea to create her very own musical instrument.
The “foghorn organ”, which she often just refers to as “the instrument”, consists of PVC pipes, water hoses, bal…
