SHÂNTI. Homage to Jean-Claude Eloy. A guided listening
A meditation on Peace and War through the Sound (“cinema for the ears”). On November 19th at the “Ground Floor” of The State Philharmonia of Armenia, the series of multisensorial events “Theatrum Phonosophicum” will start. The series is launched with a tribute to the French composer Jean-Claude Eloy. A guided listening experience of the parts […]
LE COIN PARAJANOV #2 & ASNAMUS
It was in Naples, in 2021, when we met the dancer and choreographer Ainara López during the artist-in-residence program “The Art of Remembering” (directed by Samina Virani at the Fondazione Morra). A few minutes after we met we were already immersed in conversations about Sergei Parajanov, whose art has been a big source of inspiration […]
NIGYAR. Interventions on memory (performance) & ASNAMUS (sound installation)
Asnamus (Hommage to Sergey Parajanov) The most important thing is the frame. The films of Parajanov are fantastic assemblages of images, sounds, hermetical actions. The power of imagination can trasmutate also “garbage”. The magic of collage. Great surrealistic polyphonies (almost kitsch and almost sacred), beyond traditional logic. Sergei Parajanov besides Kurt Schwitters, Giuseppe Zevola, Pierre […]
“HAPPENING” FOR ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
A synesthetic event for all senses, as homage to the great visionary composer Alexander Scriabin, on the occasion of his 150th anniversary (1872-2022). Scriabin’s vision of a “Mysterium” (a 7 days performance in a spherical temple in India) remained unrealized at his time, but its echo has been very powerful till today, inspiring numerous creators […]
Invitation to listen to a journal
The last issue of the journal “actual art” is dedicated to music. From Komitas to Pierre Schaeffer, from Glenn Gould to Tigran Mansuryan, from Alexander Spendiarian to Thelonious Monk… Do we really listen to that music works we read about, or do we just pass from one article to another, and postpone the listening with […]
LITURGIA BEUYS at LTK4, COLOGNE
The sound installation LITURGIA BEUYS was included in the program of Soiré Sonique #52, which took place at the center for sound based arts LTK4 in Cologne. This sound installation is a tribute to Joseph Beuys on the occasion of the artist’s 100th birthday and was also part of the online project “Beuys 100”. related […]
THEATRUM PHONOSOPHICUM. A MANIFESTO (lecture-performance)
This lecture-performance was created during our participation in the residency programme “The Art of Remembering” by THE RABBIT HOLE. It was the first performative expression of the main ideas of the theatrum phonosophicum. Based on the material of this lecture, a small book “Theatrum Phonosophicum” has been later published: https://theatrumphonosophicum.art/publications/ Related links: https://www.101010n.com/the-final-responses-2022 https://www.101010n.com/theatrum-phonosophicum […]
LITURGIA BEUYS IN NAPLES
The sound installation LITURGIA-BEUYS was presented at Museo Nitsch on the last day of residency program “The Art of the Remembering”. This installative space was shared with the artists Ainara López and Olec Mün. Copyright of the photos: Fondazione Morra, Samina Virani Related links: https://www.101010n.com/the-final-responses-2022 https://soundcloud.com/theatrumphonosophicum/liturgia-beuys-beuys-liturgie
Giacinto Scelsi and the Inner Mongolia. A spiritual cartography (in Italian)
“Wer Wissenschaft und Kunst besitzt…” The way of Alexander Lauterwasser (in German) (Heiligenberg, 6th August 2021)
A conversation with Leopoldo Siano & Shushan Hyusnunts (Heiligenberg, 6th August 2021).