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EARTH PULSE: A Meditation on the Schumann Resonance

EARTH PULSE is a sonic and performative meditation on the geo-acoustic phenomenon of the Schumann resonance and its impact on life on Earth. The Schumann frequency is 7.83 Hertz or 8 pulses per second. Although inaudible to humans (our auditory spectrum starts at 20 Hz), the frequency affects the biological rhythm of terrestrial beings.

A film by General Humanity with performances by: Ingrid Hoelzl and Heloise Francesconi. Directed by: Ingrid Hoelzl. Camera: Rémi Marie. Sound composition and postproduction: Heloïse Francesconi. Video postproduction: Ingrid Hoelzl and Bianca Hein. Financed by the Hamburg Ministry of Media and Culture.

Filmed in the Pyrenees in France in October 2021.

  • Ingrid Hoelzl
    Director
  • Ingrid Hoelzl
    Writer
  • General Humanity
    Producer
  • Ingrid Hoelzl
    Performance
  • Heloise Francesconi
    Performance
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    10 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tampico
    Mexico
    February 25, 2022
    World Premiere
  • Medellin
    Colombia
    November 25, 2022
    South American Premiere
  • Hamburg
    Germany
    June 12, 2022
    European premiere
Director Biography - Ingrid Hoelzl

Ingrid Hoelzl is a trans-media artist, theorist and filmmaker with a background in media and cultural theory, visual arts and performance. Since 2020 she is based in Hamburg as an independent cultural producer, creating text and sound works, films and multimedia performances under the label General Humanity. She is a member of the Dachverband Darstellende Künste Hamburg. Her artistic work has been supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste, the Musikfonds, the Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg and the Hamburgische Kulturstiftung, among others. RECENT PERFORMANCES: EU, IROKO (Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Bahia, Brazil, 2024); Transcorporação. Estados para além do eu (Teatro, Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia, 2024); PanEros ~ Who the f* needs penises? (TONALi-Saal, Hamburg, 2023). RECENT SCREENINGS: Transcorporação (Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Bahia, 2025; EARTH PULSE (Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, Colombia, 2022).

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Director Statement

The pulse of the Earth, the pulse of the seasons, of the sea
The pulse of the menstrual blood, of the pineal gland

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