A lake by the mõõn: Templos ~ Orcas ~ Mimos

The bagpipe from the northeastern Portugal region, traditionally made from the hide of goats, often uses the entire carcass of the animal to craft the bags. In the Portuguese folklore, there is a clear absence of references to these beings, whom the pipers carry under their arms, both in the lyrics and in the musical elements.

In Templos ~ Orcas ~ Mimos, A lake by the mõõn seeks to embrace and reconnect with the animal, through a customised synthetic bagpipe, electronic music and field recordings. A ritual about our relationship with neighbouring organisms and their significance.

In search of liberation from the insidious binaries of fatalism and technosalvation, A lake by the mõõn creates ritualistic environments where raw and ultra-processed field recordings conspire with electronics and DIY wind instruments.

This performance forms part of the programme for the first edition of Fogo Fátuo.

Photographs by Dinis Santos