The process of writing Permanence was partly done in New York, during October-November 2019 as a artist-in-residence at the Mise-En Place, a studio that was administered by the New York based Ensemble Mise-en. This artist-in-residence was made possible due to travel funding by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.
The work involves quadraphonic audio, a visual projection that was produced by letting the quadraphonic audio process video source material, filmed at the waterfall Storforsen, in Norrbottens län, Sweden. The flute part is amplified with a microphone.
The work was finished in august 2020 and performed by the flutist Molly Påhlsson during the contemporary music festival, Nymus LIVE, in Härnösand, Sweden on March 20, 2021.