Ironwomen Soundrun
IronWomen Soundrun is a sound-based artwork available to experience on the Linnaeus University campuses in Växjö and Kalmar.
Jan Carleklev’s soundrun invites you to experience Patrick Bergman’s research data transformed into an immersive sonic landscape. This artwork engages all the senses, placing movement at the centre. You are welcome to walk or run through the piece, discovering how rhythm shapes our surroundings – and how our hearing detects subtle changes while organising the bigger picture.
Data itself is silent, but sound can reveal its patterns in new ways. This process is called sonification. For this work, Jan Carleklev developed a custom algorithm that turns research data into sound by controlling both analogue and digital sound generators.
About the artwork
IronWomen Soundrun is a sound-based installation that you can experience at Linnaeus University’s campuses in Växjö and Kalmar.
Soundrun Campus Kalmar
Click one of the links below to download a map and information about IronWomen Soundrun as a PDF:
Scan the QR code and start the sound in the ECHOES app. Follow the marked route on the map in your hand. Don’t forget to wear headphones. The route takes about 20 minutes at a walking pace.
Soundrun Campus Växjö
Click one of the links below to download a map and details about IronWomen Soundrun as a PDF:
About the project
IronWomen Soundrun brings together sound artist Jan Carleklev and researcher Patrick Bergman, Associate Professor, in a unique collaboration. During the residency, Bergman’s data on running acceleration is transformed into sound, creating an innovative way to illustrate physical activity. The outcome will include teaching and research materials as well as a public exhibition.
“Normally, we visualise signals by turning data into graphs. In this project, we ‘audiolise’ it instead. From a research perspective, it’s fascinating to see whether this approach can inspire new ideas for analysing physical activity data,” says Patrick Bergman.
“For me, art and knowledge are inseparable. This Artist in Residence at Linnaeus University is a fantastic opportunity to express that connection in a meaningful way. My artistic practice revolves around listening and creating conditions for listening in different ways. That’s exactly what this residency is about—translating Patrick Bergman’s research into sound. I’m excited to see what results emerge and how they can be presented to an audience in ways that spark curiosity and new questions,” says Jan Carleklev.
About Jan:
https://carleklev.se/Information
https://carleklev.se/Information
About Patrick:
Lnu.se/personal/patrick.bergman
Lnu.se/personal/patrick.bergman
IronWomen Soundrun is part of The Cultural University’s Artist in Residence programme.