Solħ

In Solħ, Arabic for “reconciliation,” Nancy Mounir presents an immersive audio installation that weaves a rich tapestry of texture, sound, and color, using the threads of archival sources, ambient noises, field recordings, and her own score recorded in an old church in Cairo, Egypt.
 
Mounir immersed herself in her geographically dispersed and chronologically distant archival material, yet drawing on the commonality and harmony she hears in their depths. The voices come from South Africa, all the way to New Guinea, passing through Bulgaria, Morocco, and Egypt.

Credits:

• Violin: Yasmine Samy & Shadan Ossama • Viola: Bahy Tamer • Cello: Mohamed Ahmed • Trumpet: Nadia Safwat • FrenchHorn: Kandil • Bassoon: Rana Nofal • SoundEngineering: Mohamed Sabry, Ahmed Moustafa X, Todd Voss • Setdesign: Youssef Bagato • SpecialThanks: Simsara music, Sainte Marie de la Paix Church, Mariam Akmal Safwat, Tucker McGhee, Laila Soliman, Tarek Atoui & Simsara Music • Commission by EMPAC •