His master's voice
dal 21/3/2013 al 6/7/2013
Segnalato da
Christophe Bruno
Erik Bunger
William S. Burroughs
Anthony Balch
Asli Cavusoglu
Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries
Dortmunder Sprechchor
Jakup Ferri
Jochen Gerz
Richard Grayson
Asta Groting
Daniel Hofer
Anette Hoffmann
Andrea Bellu
Matei Bellu
Regina Sarreiter
International Institute of Political Murder
Ignas Krunglevicius
Bruce Nauman
Stefan Panhans
Julius Popp
Laure Prouvost
Kathrin Resetarits
Peter Rose
Manuel Saiz
Anri Sala
Richard Serra
Nancy Holt
Katarina Zdjelar
Artur Zmijewski
Inke Arns
21/3/2013
His master's voice
Hartware Medien Kunst Verein HMKV, Dortmund
On Voice and Language. The artists in this exhibition listen to ventriloquists and voice-over artists as well as propagandists and preachers. They explore and re-enact historic and contemporary speech acts, probing the emotional and spiritual effect of the vocal power and word games, and playing with shifts of meaning and identity.
We are acting through language – but how does language act through us? The
exhibition "His master's voice: On Voice and Language" addresses the
uncanny, irritating or comical moments produced by the human voice and language.
This selection of performances, videos and web projects lets spectators experience
the emotional, social and political potential of the voice. How is the voice connected
to the body and identity of the individual? What happens when the spoken word
detaches itself from the speaker, the text from its meaning, the sound from the
image? What if the voice no longer belongs to the body from which it emanates?
The artists in this exhibition listen to ventriloquists and voice-over artists as well as
propagandists and preachers. They explore and re-enact historic and contemporary
speech acts, probing the emotional and spiritual effect of the vocal power and word
games, and playing with shifts of meaning and identity. While doing so, they also
experiment with the various media used to record, reproduce or silence the voice.
Artists:
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Christophe Bruno (FR), Erik Bünger (SE), William S. Burroughs
& Anthony Balch (US), Aslı Çavuşoğlu (TR), YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY
INDUSTRIES (KR), Dortmunder Sprechchor (DE), Jakup Ferri (KOS), Jochen Gerz
(DE), Richard Grayson (UK), Asta Gröting (DE), Daniel Hofer (DE), Anette Hoffmann
/ Andrea Bellu / Matei Bellu / Regina Sarreiter (DE), International Institute of Political
Murder (CH), Ignas Krunglevicius (LT/NO), Bruce Nauman (US), Stefan Panhans
(DE), Julius Popp (DE), Laure Prouvost (FR/UK), Kathrin Resetarits (AT), Peter Rose
(US), Manuel Saiz (ES), Anri Sala (AL), Richard Serra mit Nancy Holt (US), Katarina
Zdjelar (SR/NL), Artur Zmijewski (PL) und andere and others.
Curated by Inke Arns
Image: Asta Gröting, Convention / ces poupées qui disent oui 2, 2000, b/w photo, 224 x 129 cm © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2013, courtesy of the artist.
Generously supported by Kunststiftung NRW
Press Contact
Dr. Inke Arns, T: +49 231 496642-0 inke.arns@hmkv.de
Press conference Thursday, March 21, 11a.m.
Opening: Friday, March 22, 7 - 11p.m.
Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV) at Dortmunder U (gallery, 6th floor)
Leonie Reygers Terrasse - D-44137 Dortmund
Opening hours
Tue-Wed 11am-6pm
Thu-Fri 11am-8pm
Sat-Sun 11am-6pm
Mon closed
adults 5,00 €
reduced entry (for students, seniors, etc.) 2,50 €
group entry (10 persons or more) per person 4,00 €
Free entry for visitors aged 18 or younger