Girdėjau daug tokių / Olen kuullut monia tällaisia asioita by Olli Aarni & Maarit Bau Mustonen

This publication is a bilingual site-specific artist’s publication in Lithuanian and Finnish. It consists of sounds recorded in Lithuania and transformed into a printed form.

The work traces and records the experience of exploring a new place and language through sounds. The sensitive, absurd, and fragmented text of the publication is composed of language collected from a poetry club and a quiz, translated in real time from Lithuanian into Finnish using the listening function of the Google Translate mobile app. The translator has at least partially misinterpreted what it has heard.

The publication contains field recordings made in Švenčionėliai. These sounds have been transmitted through speakers to the cover images of books removed from the local library’s collection while scanning them. The images have been vibrated by sounds such as the Žeimena river, a freight wagon on a windy day, and the low hum of the malt factory at night.

The publication consists of a large folding paper sheet, a loose cover and an obi strip.

commissioned by Trainspotting Art Residency in Svenčionėliai
published by Multipöly
2024, bilingual (lithuanian / finish), dimension from 8,3 x 17 cm to 49,5 x 68 cm