Ocak

"This composition is inspired by the recording "Migration Soup Preparation" by Görkem Özdemir, a Turkish artist nowadays based in Slovenia. In his recording, Görkem is stirring a soup, creating different rhythms and sounds. This intimate "performance" helps Görkem in the moments of sadness when he misses his family and country.

"Often, the cuisine we bring wherever we go represents our tradition, and we can feel closer of our homes just cooking a soup. For the composition, I ask Görkem to record a little text he wrote about the origin of this performance, in English and in his mother tongue. The voice was my guide to improvise other atmospheres.

"I wanted to tell a story about belonging and memories, and generate a certain state of dreaming. His performance (the soup recording) generates a "teleportation" to our childhood memories through music and playfulness. I used some of my own soundscapes (recorded in Spain, Portugal and France, places where I lived) and some piano music I improvised while editing." 

Soup preparation in Ljubljana reimagined by Laura Romero Valldecabres.

Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration. 

For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration