»I wish I could figure out what’s inside our headboard. No drill holes, no dirt. Just a constant, slow scratching sound like a fingernail scraping the surface of the brain. […] A specialist is coming by today to take a look. He said over the phone that the cracking, popping noises… could be something.

On and off—not constant. In one corner of the ceiling I hear a buzzing, and a strange scratching, chewing sound. I don’t think it’s rats; I’ve heard them before and got rid of them. Not the same sounds…«
– Internet fragments

»The resistance between two touching bodies that seeks to prevent their relative motion; depending upon whether the movement occurs over a surface or along a line, it is further classified as sliding or rolling friction. This is partly due to the natural adhesion of one body to another, but primarily to the roughness of the surfaces in contact. The goal of lubrication is to create friction between solids and liquids that is much lower than the friction between solids.«
– from »Audel’s New Mechanical Dictionary for Technical Trades«

Hanna Hartman is a Swedish composer, sound artist, and performer. Her work encompasses a diverse range of compositions for ensembles, radio, electroacoustic music, and sound installations, and is performed internationally. Known for her distinctive sonic language, Hartman uncovers hidden correspondences between a wide array of auditory experiences in her compositions. Hartman has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Karl Sczuka Prize, the Phonurgia Nova Prize, a Villa Aurora Fellowship, and the Rome Prize at Villa Massimo. She has served as Composer in Residence at Swedish Radio (2007 & 2008) and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (2019). Hanna Hartman is a member of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and lives and works in Berlin.

www.hannahartman.de

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