A composition shaped by the sun, the moon and the weather. At Sonic Days, Wayne Siegel will take us inside Solkreds, his permanent sound installation at Dodekalitten on Lolland.
A landscape you can listen to
Dodekalitten brings together monumental stone sculpture and spatial music in an open landscape. On the project’s official website, Siegel describes Solkreds as a continuously developing system. Loudspeakers beneath the sitting stones give sound a physical place within the circle.
The music runs from sunrise to sunset. Solar position, lunar phase and local weather data influence its processes, linking the listening experience to the conditions around it. Drones, bells and water-derived sounds form part of the work, while composed sun songs mark astronomical noon.
For a visitor, this makes listening part of encountering the place: a meeting between sound, sculpture and a changing environment.
Composing a system
In his Sonic Days session, Siegel will discuss the aesthetic, technological and practical choices behind the installation. Built in Max/MSP, the system connects musical rules with incoming data, allowing the composition to evolve over time.
The talk offers a concrete example of what it means to compose for a specific site. How much should a system determine? Where does the composer establish its character? And how can a work remain engaging when it lives in a public space over many years?
For sound artists, composers and people developing installations, it is an opportunity to hear how those questions come together in a working piece.
Meet the speakers at Sonic Days
Wayne Siegel
Wednesday 18 November 2026, 11:30–12:30 CET
Stouenborg, room 4.40
Track: Sound Art
Sonic College, Kolding
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Sonic Days takes place on 18–19 November 2026, with a warm-up programme on 17 November. Explore the full programme and plan your visit.