bestimmung darmstadt
Sound
installation, Institut Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt, Germany 2000
Group
exhibition as part of the project 'Sisters - Graz/Darmstadt', curated by
Werkstadt Graz. Institut Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt, Germany, October - November 2000 |
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With
bestimmung darmstadt, Bernhard Gal
continues his interest in the sonic potential of language, as begun with
bestimmung new york
(also see Dissociated
Voices). This work was created specifically for presentation at the
Institut Mathildenhoehe in Darmstadt and consists of eight voice
sculptures and a sound projection. The eight voice recordings are
of the participants in the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik
Darmstadt (Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music), whom Bernhard Gal
asked in Summer 2000 to speak short statements in their respective native
tongue (name, origin, age, profession, favorite composer). These recordings
were the raw material for pieces of electro-acoustic music that puts the
musical qualities of language in the foreground. The individual compositions
are presented on three sets of headphones, which are mounted on a white,
rectangular platform. Visitors can sit or lie on the platform or regard
it as a visual object in the context of the overall exhibition. The names
of the favorite composers are projected into the room using a pair of
loudspeakers positioned in the corners of the exhibition space, serving
as an 'environmental background' and acoustic link between the compositions
for headphones. Many
thanks to Elaine, Fergal, Marianthi, Marc, Neringa, Pei-Chao, Samdandamba,
Yeon-Hee and everybody else involved - not least to Cristina, Jeff, Mauricio,
Mio, Panos, Patrick and Yueyang, who also participated in this project,
but whose voice recordings were not used for the final piece. |
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bestimmung darmstadt has been published as part of Gal's Book & audio CD 'Installations', Kehrer Verlag Germany, 2005. | ||
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gal bestimmung darmstadt (CDR, Gromoga Records, 2001 - sold out) | ||||||
1: elaine - portuguese |
2.31 |
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2: fergal - irish |
3.48 |
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3: marianthi - greek |
3.33 | |||||
4: marc - german |
2:43 |
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5: neringa - lithuanian |
2.42 |
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6: pei-chao - taiwanese |
3.23 |
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7: samdandamba - mongolian |
2.20 | |||||
8: yeon-hee - korean |
3.03 | |||||
9: Favorite composers |
8.09 |
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Total time: 32.12 | ||||||
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