Oliver Beer
dal 25/10/2013 al 26/10/2013
Segnalato da
25/10/2013
Oliver Beer
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Pantin, Paris
Composition for Hearing an Architectural Space. The performance continues his research into the human body's acoustic interaction with architectural spaces
"Composition for Hearing an Architectural Space" is a piece written specifically for the performance space at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Pantin, and is part of the "Resonance Project" series, which has already found its place in such prestigious or incongruous venues as the Palais de Tokyo, a tunnel and, recently, the Lyon Biennale. This work continues Oliver Beer's research into the human body's acoustic interaction with architectural spaces and the potential of this relationship to change our perceptions of them. As Beer says, "The building becomes a musical instrument played by the bodies that inhabit it, as singers reveal the acoustics of the space". Following a score by Oliver Beer, the singers stimulate the natural reverberation and the resonant frequencies of the space, exploiting the long echo in order to create multiplied harmonies that resonate long after they have ceased to be sung. Composition for Hearing an Architectural Space will be performed by Theophile Alexandre, Bastien Caillot, Rodrigo Ferreira and Tiago Matos.