Entre Marte y Júpiter
A Binaural Radioart Journey
Entre Marte y Júpiter is a cutting edge experimental radioart work commissioned by the Goethe-Institut for the “Das Haus in Montevideo” project. This bilingual production (Spanish-German) explores the hidden history of astronomy in Uruguay through the lives of two pioneering women: Gladys Vergara and Esmeralda Mallada.
The piece uses sound to bridge the gap between human experience and celestial phenomena, revealing how women have shaped our understanding of the cosmos from manual mathematical calculations of eclipses to teaching cosmography in the digital age.
In this work, sound acts as a metaphor for the speed of light. As Esmeralda Mallada explains, looking at the stars is looking at the past.
Format: High-Definition Binaural (Wav 48Khz/24bit).
Spatial Narrative: I utilized binaural spatialization to create an “observatory-like” listening experience. The voices of the astronomers are placed within a 3D celestial soundscape, where layers of German and Spanish overlap like planetary orbits.
Sound Design: The work integrates scientific data sonification with field recordings, emphasizing the relationship between astronomical time and the instantaneous nature of sound perception.
Bilingual Immersion: A complex mix where language is treated as a spatial object, ensuring clarity in both Spanish and German while maintaining a cohesive immersive atmosphere.
Original Title: Entre Marte y Júpiter ©
Year of Production: 2021.
Commissioned by: Goethe-Institut Uruguay.
Duration: 34:00.
Language: Spanish | German.
Key Team: Sol Rezza (Author), Esmeralda Mallada (Interviewee), Franco Falistoco (Production/Script), Martina Greiner (Translation).