non-place for bass flute and chamber orchestra is written for Synesthesia Lab festival, and premiered at Salikh Saydashev Grand Concert Hall (Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) on October 25th, 2024 by Orchestra of the Sofia Gubaidulina Center for Contemporary Music, Konstantin Efimov (Bass Flute) and Fyodor Lednev (Conductor)
The term “non-place” was introduced by French anthropologist Marc Augé in his book Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity. It describes spaces that are perceived as transitional or liminal, such as airports, shopping malls, and hotels. They can create a psychological sense of disturbance. In such places one experiences a state of “in-betweenness,” anonymity, temporariness, and a lack of belonging. I explored this unsettling feeling in my music and tried to recreate the feeling of busyness and crowdedness that is common for non-places – elements that overwhelm and at times alienate us.