Antonina Nowacka is a vocalist, composer and a sound poet from Warsaw, Poland. Her main\ninterests as an artist oscillate around subjects such as organic sound synthesis, abstract narration, minimalism, symbolism and surrealism, soundscapes and reverberation, the nature of sound, particularly how the sound can influence the nervous system and the ways that music can put the performer and audience in a specific, dream-like mindset. She uses the voice as the most organic synthesizer and a primary tool of creation, involving extended vocal techniques, folk and eastern culture influenced vocal practices, space resonances as well as various forms of sound processing and synthesis in creating minimalistic, imaginative soundscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In her residency in Castro Marim, to which she applied via the Open Call we launched in January, Antonina interpreted the poetry of the region\u2019s birds\u2019 \u201cdreams\u201d, by imagining a sound and musical language capable of translating those unknown, oneiric worlds. She presented her work in the shape of a walking show at Quinta da Fornalha (where she resided), on April 28th. We had the chance to talk to Antonina about her artistic path, the traits that unite her musical influences and the intentions behind her project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n