Re:Space - Mariam Gviniashvili

Re:Space is a spatial audio project that brings together fixed media and live sound performance.

I began working on it during my residency with the Spatial Audio Network Europe. The first version took shape at the 4DSOUND studio in Amsterdam, where I worked with their 4DSOUND engine and system, and later at NOTAM studio 3. From the start, I wanted to compose a piece that could move from one space to another without losing its depth - something flexible enough to adapt to different speaker systems, even when setup time is short.

Re:Space has been performed at Effenaar, Hellerau, and ZIMMT, each time with a different speaker configuration and acoustic environment. Across these three setups, the piece held its shape and depth, showing that the method works equally well in very different technical conditions.

The project grows out of a tension in my own practice. In the studio, I shape sound and space together, slowly, letting them influence each other. It’s a detailed process that’s hard to recreate on stage. In my live sets, on the other hand, I’ve often worked with broader gestures and semi-automated systems, focusing on control and flow. With Re:Space, I’m trying to bring these two worlds closer. I’ve been working with tools like 4DSOUND, the IEM plug-in suite, Sparta and Grapes to carry the fine detail of my studio pieces into a live setting, without losing the sense of risk and immediacy that performance brings.
This project is the first step in that direction. It opens a new line of work for me, where composed sound and live space meet more closely than before.