JENNY HVAL (NOR)

29 May 2026 / Friday / 19:30

Radio Lublin Concert Studio, Obrońców Pokoju 2 Street

Jenny Hval is one of the most original figures on the contemporary experimental scene. The Norwegian artist, composer, and writer has long combined music with performance, literature, and conceptual art, creating hypnotic and sensual sonic worlds. Her work moves between pop, electronics, and ambient music, often exploring themes of the body, memory, relationships, and presence. She has released nine solo albums—two under the pseudonym Rockettothesky and seven under her own name.

Her latest project, Iris Silver Mist, emerged from an unusual source of inspiration: a perfume of the same name created by Maurice Roucel for the French perfume house Serge Lutens. Its scent evokes steel more than silver—cool and tingling, like stepping outside early in the morning when the air is cold and misty, while the body is still warm and drowsy.

The album was created during the pandemic, when concerts were canceled and, with them, the physical presence of audiences disappeared—the smells of runny noses, shared toilets, breath, and sweat under hot stage lights. This sense of absence led Hval to explore the world of fragrance: its notes, accords, and the ways scents move through the air. By the time she returned to composing, her music had already become “infused” with that experience.

In Iris Silver Mist, sounds behave like scents—they appear, fade, and transform over time. Music and lyrics intertwine to form a sensual, intimate landscape. In the track “To Be a Rose,” images of roses and cigarette smoke merge with personal memories, while a minimalist rhythm and half-spoken vocals create an atmosphere somewhere between dream and reality. Other pieces incorporate recordings from everyday life—from walking a dog in the rain to the sound of the subway—blurring the boundary between music and the surrounding world.

Iris Silver Mist is a hypnotic, sensuous journey in which sound moves like scent in the air—subtle, yet deeply lingering in memory.

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