Katajjaq in Queqqata

For this track, I worked on a ten-minute recording of a conversation between two Inuit women. My usual approach is to research the context to inform the mood, then manipulate the original recording until it tells me its secrets.

Greenland has always fascinated me since I saw that large white island on my school atlas. Interested in the dark history and the resilience of its people, I wanted to convey a dark, yet hopeful atmosphere. While researching, I discovered the Katajjaq, a unique throat-singing game, to which I paid tribute here.

More details on the production: https://thefigurehead.substack.com 

Haldora Davidsen in conversation reimagined by the figurehead.

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Part of the project A Century of Sounds, reimagining 100 sounds covering 100 years from the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford. Explore the full project at citiesandmemory.com/century-sounds