Etäisyyksiä is a sound-based bilingual radio essay about distances. Texts in Finnish and English are merged with fragments of sound, offering a subjective glimpse at what is nearby and what is looming in the distance. How far is still within reach?
Olli Aarni is an experimental musician and sound artist from Finland. He has released over 20 records in four continents, performed in various European countries and Japan, and worked in the fields of sound poetry and radio. His approach to sound is constantly in flux, ranging from electronic feedback to traditional instruments, and from language-based sounds to field-recording.