RESONANCE: THE BREATH OF FÓSTBRÆÐUR

Step into the rehearsal hall of Iceland’s oldest male choir, where a century of tradition meets the raw intimacy of the present. Moving beyond the faces, this sensory documentary captures the unseen architecture of sound: the clearing of throats, the conductor's sharp guidance, and the hum of voices as they warm through sirens and trills. Experience the visceral build-up of a Nordic masterpiece, from the first breath to the final, resonant harmony.

Filmed:

At the home of the choir „Fóstbræðraheimilið“ 10/11/2016. Rehearsal for their 100 birthday of the choir at Harpa in 2017.

Credit:

Fóstbræður – Icelandic male choir

Choir Director: Árni Harðarson

The Fóstbræður Male Choir has operated continuously since the autumn of 1916, and today the choir consists of around 70 singers. The choir regularly holds concerts and performs at various events, most notably its annual spring concert, which has been held almost continuously since 1917.

Cel Crabeels / Visual Artist, Antwerp (Belgium), Lives and works in Antwerp Cel Crabeels makes use of the audiovisual media to explore the phenomena of identification, documentation, and the artistic use of them. The videos, audiovisual installations, documentary projects and photographs Cel Crabeels is bringing forward reveal a fascination for obscuring the divisions between representation and reality, fiction and documentary, private and public, critical observation and autobiography.