Competition 4

The sound source is stopped, what remains is the reverberation, which is now clearly audible. The reflections on the building structure, the concert hall. What is between the active parts of a choir? The space takes over and fills the pauses in the score. In this experimental film, artist Stefan Tiefengraber goes in search of the sound that remains when the source of the sound falls silent. A period of time in which no sound is created, but which is characterised by audible reverberation. In his compositions, Anton Bruckner placed particular emphasis on the placement of pauses and the acoustics of the space. For this project, Tiefengraber orientated himself on Anton Bruckner’s choral works (Anton Bruckner catalogue of works 6, 11, 23, 30, 33, 51, 52), in which no instruments are used. The film consists of fragments of the pauses from the performance of these seven works by the Linz Hard Choir under the direction of Alexander Koller, which was recorded for this project in the Mariendom Linz (Neuer Dom).

In the artist’s method of working, he implements previously defined rules in an uncompromising edit. The resulting fragments are put together in the order in which they appear in the original score. The precise setup of the microphones allows for cross-checking – the choir falls silent, only the echo remains. The visual language is reminiscent of a television broadcast, but also emphasises the moments that are not usually at the centre of attention. The result is an experimental, immersive sound experience, accompanied by intimate glimpses of the singers‘ facial expressions when they are not singing.

“Gewalt. 191224_1” is a structural animation film that translates the pandemic of femicides in Austria into visual and acoustic violence. The film includes information on the age of the murdered person, the location of the crime, and the manner in which the killing was committed. The data span from 2019 to December 2024, when non-governmental data began to be collected by individual organizations. The film includes not only murders that fall into the femicide spectrum but also the attempted femicide murders within Austrian territory. Lastly, it is worth noting that all the sound in the film is designed from recorded sounds emitted by objects commonly used in femicides.

The stolen dream“ is an animated short film about the world of dreams. Guarded by a dreamkeeper, a girl’s dream world is vast and full of promising dreams. However, when her biggest dream gets stolen, this magnificent space threatens to get lost.