La Cosa Preziosa
La Cosa Preziosa (Susanna Caprara) is a sound artist and field recordist originally from the south of Italy and based in Dublin, Ireland.
She has been shortlisted for the prestigious EBU Ars Acustica ‘Prix Palma’ award, her work is focused on the creation of short-form audio works composed exclusively out of original field recordings, captured in different locations around the world. These can take the form of narrated fiction, abstract composition, electroacoustic sound art, experimental organic tracks and micro documentaries.
Sounds
Blinking
La Cosa Preziosa
August 25, 2017
"Blinking is about a feeling anyone who's ever lived the experience of emigration will recognize.... "Blinking is about a feeling anyone who's ever lived the experience of emigration will recognize. That of returning to your native country to find that what you see is different, sometimes clearer and sharper than it ever was while you were there. It's also about a sense of loss, rootlessness, and searching."