H2O by La Pesch
The soundscape composition H2O explores the element of water in its three forms: solid, liquid and gaseous. La Pesch takes the listener on a journey exploring ocean soundscapes. Ice. Water. Steam.
Quietly sounds of the ocean start, footsteps on snow and ice approaching oceans where it is cold, take the listeners with them on a journey into the vast soundscapes of oceans on our planet. Between their ears they travel from the Arctic, to glaciers that slowly melt, cracking, dripping, becoming streams and rivers that lead into the deep sea following wales and dolphins, shrimps, corals, into a kelp forest and towards the shore. By boat to shooting geysirs until steam boats disappear in the distance and the listeners are slowly washed ashore.
The deep listening experience leaves space for the audience to immerse themselves, let thoughts drift, connect to their own ocean.
States of aggregation change, connecting with the bodies through soundscapes and monotonous, slowly forming rhythms that may synchronise the breath and movements of the bodies with the water soundscape. What kind of state is water? Listening to these water recordings – some naturalistic, some distorted – answers to this question can be experienced between melting glaciers, rushing rivers, geysers and sea creatures.
The premiere took place at the spa Toskana Therme in Bad Schandau, Germany on November 1st 2025 during Liquid Sound Festival. In the Sound Temple, visitors floated in a warm saltwater pool while sounds surrounded them above and below the water. It is recommended to listen to the composition in a hammock or in a bathtub, so that the listener's breath and body movement can synchronize with the water's rhythm.
La Pesch does radio, acoustic narratives, sound and voice art.
She chooses a subjective approach, sets in scene encounters and creates contact points in dialogue. She relies on techniques of collage and a structure that reflects the core message. Her focus are boundaries, transcending and blurring them, the confrontation and meeting of different horizons of experience in a given environment.