NOTES ON TORNA by Max Parnell

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127 x 186mm, 142 pages, Colour printing, Coil bound, Softcover, Includes 30 photographs & USB card, Edition of 100, 2025 A novella, sound composition and set of photos produced dur ing the torna residency programme in Şile, Istanbul Province in 2024, notes on torna follows an unnamed sound technician, hired by a lathe operator to soundproof their workshop and research unidentified spectral noises within the region. Covering a two-week stay in Şile, the narrative moves between work documentation, essay and memoir, folding in auditory memories from Tirana, Berlin, London and elsewhere, with reflections on tinnitus, sonic hallucinations, Black Sea mythology, noise pollution, flight anxiety and Havana Syndrome. Published by torna gallery & Show more