john grzinich

A few more images from my exhibition "Field of Impermanence / Püsituse väli" @kunstimaja in Tartu which just ended. I presented the film "Drift Zones" about my experience of ice and culture on the Bay of Bothnia in Finland and a light box photographic series "Living Ice #2). Great to work with a supportive team, curator @marika.agu and designer @evelyngrzinich who were essential in bringing it all together. #iceflow #liquidice #bothniabay #tartukunstimaja #kunstimaja

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This year's dawn chorus Sound Camp brought together colleagues and students from @eka_estonian_academy_of_arts at a remote forest location in central Estonia to participate in the 24hr Reveil Broadcast organised by @sound_camp . In gaining field experience, we simultaneously followed the live chorus around the globe while being immersed in the local wildlife. As an annual ritual, I ask everyone to wake up for the dawn chorus and listen for at least 1 hour. At this latitude it means waking up at 3:30 when it’s still dark and the temperature is usually between 1-5°C. I appreciate greatly sharing dawn chorus listening as an exercise in what I consider momentarily ‘time and sense shifting’, away from our familiar and increasingly ubiquitous anthropocentric world. #dawnchorus #soundcamp

Great week @sound.days festival in Liepaja. In my workshop, "Liepaja Live: Establishing a Live audio listening station for Atmospheric Waves" we explored the potential of audio streaming to understand different aspects of the local urban environment through remote listening. Thanks to Erasmus, many students could attend from across Europe. Last three photos by @karlis.volkovskis during our preformative presentation. Sound Days is organised by @aste.gallery , E-lab, @rtuliepajasakademija @mplab_liepaja in collaboration with @rtu_liepaja_international Supported by VKKF @kulturkapitals @liepaja2027.lv @liepajalv Also by @radionaba @ab12kabinets and pxb.lv #atmosphericwaves #sounddays

From the vortex of winter winds (at least in Estonia!) emerges John Grzinich’s exhibition “Field of Impermanence,” which opened in mid-April at the Tartu Art House. On Sunday, 10 May, John will present dramatic sonic events recorded on frozen bodies of water. The evening—filled with performative actions, music, togetherness, and uncertainty—will also feature many other performances; event link in the comments! The exhibition photographs are by Nele Tammeaid, the exhibition design was created by Evelyn Grzinich, and it was curated by me.

Opening Friday at the Tartu Art House, "Field of Impermanence", an exhibition featuring two new works about ice. Special thanks to Marika Agu for curation and Evelyn Grzinich for exhibition design . #tartukunstimaja #seasonalice

🌍❄️ Art meets Arctic science in Rome ❄️ On March 3–4, some members of the EXTREMES project joined the @arctic_circle_org Arctic Circle Forum in Rome, where experts, policymakers, researchers, and innovators gathered to discuss the future of the Arctic, climate challenges, sustainable development, and international cooperation. 🧊 Our project brings art and science together to explore and communicate Arctic knowledge and deep-sea life in new ways. During the forum, our artists @lands_where and @hekladoggjonsdottir performed a live exhibition using audio and visual recordings from our latest EXTREME 25 expedition, transforming environmental sounds and field data into an immersive artistic experience. It was a powerful way to experience Arctic research differently, connecting scientific observation with emotion and sensory perception. ❄️ Beyond the performance, our researchers also took part in inspiring discussions with international stakeholders about the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in understanding and responding to the rapidly changing Arctic. ❄️ Moments like this help build partnerships, spark new ideas, and keep the conversation about the Arctic’s future moving forward. A big thank you to the organisers, CNR (the National research Council of Italy) @cnrsocial , our amazing @giulianapanieri , director of the Italian Institute of Polar Science @cnr_isp and everyone who contributed to the inspiring atmosphere in Rome! And yes, there was also a quick visit to the National Galllery of Modern Art @museiincomuneroma for a little artistic inspiration. Because even Arctic researchers need art sometimes. 🎨😉 #ArcticCircle #ArcticDialogue #ArtAndScience #ArcticResearch #ClimateAction Sustainability @martagentilucci @arctic_research_diary @bagoiengry @auduradalsteinsdottir @kjaermic @janezimmermannart @cbe_arctic @auduradalsteinsdottir @uitgeovitenskap @uitnorgesarktiske @uarcticcommunity

Heading to Rome this week where I will conduct a special AudioSwarm during a plenary session. 'AudioSwarm Arctic Circle' draws inspiration from my experiences on the Extreme25 Arctic deep sea expedition and will be an invitation to all conference participants to engage in a collective sounding and listening performance. /forums/arctic-circle-rome-forum . #arcticcircle #extreme25 #deepsea #audioswarm

Spending my days with the sea ice... #seaice #winter2026 #balticsea #earthlistening #tectoniclistening

A special release, recorded nearly 30 years ago. Alial Straa was a collaborative experimental music ensemble comprised of Seth Nehil, Olivia Block and myself in the mid-90s. This live recording was resurrected from the original tape... /album/alial-straa-live-the-candy-factory

Kind of amazing how water just does that... . #macrosnow #macrofrost #watercrystals #deepwinter

ｏｐｅｎ ｃａｌｌ ⫸ Kintai Arts together with Music Information Center Lithuania @miclithuania and artist-run organisations ASTE @aste.gallery (Latvia) and MoKS (Estonia) @lands_where are delighted to announce an open call for sound artists from the Baltic states or based in the Baltics to apply for a two-week residency in Kintai, Lithuania, taking place on 8–23 June, 2026. ⫸ Inspired by Brandon LaBelle’s notion of the “sonic agent”, this year’s residency theme explores how sound practice - as a situation of public address (P.A), a momentum of listening and being heard - can generate ways of expressing positionality, criticality, and reflections, as well as metaphors for the complexities of the contemporary world. ⫸ Sound practitioners are invited to spend two weeks in Kintai developing new sound pieces, sharing their practices with fellow artists, and exchanging perspectives on whether, and how, their sound practices can literally, metaphorically, materially, or conceptually reflect on experiences and positionalities in relation to topics that concern us today. ⫸ The resulting sound pieces will be presented at two public end-of-residency events in Kintai and Vilnius. In autumn 2026 and spring 2027, artists will be invited to perform these pieces in Estonia and Latvia. Additionally, the works will be digitally released on the Music Information Centre Lithuania label. ⫸ Applications are welcome until the 16th of February 23:59 (CET). ⫸ For full description and conditions of application please visit our website > link in bio. Project is financed by Lithuanian Council for Culture @kulturostaryba