Sound of the city
What does Oslo sound like?
In collaboration with Swedish design pioneers Teenage Engineering, we challenged two Oslo-based sound artists to create a unique sonic portrait of the capital. Their final work contains no visuals, no words—just pure, sonic storytelling. This is an invitation to listen differently. The artists were equipped with Teenage Engineering’s cutting-edge mobile studio kits to capture and compose their personal interpretation of the city's identity.
Giuseppe Pisano
Composer and Sound Researcher
Giuseppe (b. 1991, Naples) is an electronic music composer and sound studies researcher, focusing on spatial perception and narratives created through field recordings. With a background from leading venues like IRCAM (Paris) and ZKM (Karlsruhe), he explores how sound can unveil a city's hidden stories. His contribution to The Sound of the City is a deep dive into Oslo’s sonic topography, rooted in his academic approach to listening and sound narration.
Listen to Giuseppes sound piece; June, a love letter
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Vilde Tuv
Artist, Producer, and Sound Artist
Vilde (b. 1986) is a Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) winning artist, songwriter, and producer based in Oslo. She is known for her genre-defying expression, blending trance, folk, and experimental pop. Tuv stands out for her emotional depth and originality. In her work for The Sound of the City, she utilized her unique ability to capture moods and rhythms to distill Oslo's inner life into a personal and innovative soundscape.
Listen to Vildes sound piece
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Extended version
Teenage Engineering
Where Design Meets Technology
Teenage Engineering is a Swedish design and technology company, globally recognized for its innovative and aesthetically crafted musical devices. Their products—such as the iconic OP-1 and their Field System—have become celebrated icons within music and design communities worldwide. For The Sound of the City project, they equipped the artists with a personalized mobile studio kit to ensure complete creative freedom and the highest possible audio fidelity in capturing and composing Oslo's sound portraits. They represent the intersection of design, technology, and artistic exploration.
