Being part of the Ljudtornet (Soundtower) sound/art platform has been inspiring, joyful and rewarding in so many ways… From the beginning in 2018, we have realized six ANTENN festivals in the old Watertower of Gnesta (engaging almost a hundred Swedish and international sound artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other exhibitors/performers); we have made web radio broadcasts reaching listeners globally; and since 2020, we have celebrated Art’s Birthday on the 17th of January by making original sound/art installations.
From the Watertower into the forest; photo HHW.
When the local municipality decided to lock the watertower permanently in 2023, the Soundtower staged a mourning march and farewell ceremony. We lost a homeplace, but the spirit stayed with us; we kept on collaborating, in various constellations, and kept in touch. In November 2024, some of us took part in a manifestation for Ulvaskogen/Wolves’ Wood – a local forest, threatened by brutal logging. From this event, a seminal thought began to grow… and on Art’s Birthday 2025, the seedling reached the light.
The Soundtower is growing new roots…
“The Light in Wolves’ Wood” event, Nov. 17th, 2024;
contributions by Soundtower artists Julia Adzuki, Patrick Dallard, Tomas Björkdal, Rolf Schuurmans, Helena Hildur W, the Ministry for Environmental Grief;
photos by Eliot Freed
Helena Hildur W. 