textur is a series of audiovisual works by Bernhard Gal, to be presented in installations or live performances.

In an attempt to integrate textures from the visual and acoustic realms, textur is based on snapshots from the 'real world'
that show a textural quality, i.e. either repetitive, rhythmic elements or amorphous, static qualities. textur is considered as an
ongoing exploration, a work-in-progress in the best sense. Depending on context and possibilities, it may be presented as a
live performance, a video projection, or a site-specific installation.

textur #1 is based on photographs taken on several flights between Vienna and Berlin.

The starting point for textur #2 are photographs of satelite dishes in Istanbul.

textur #3 is based on photographs of a water surface from Niterói, Brasil.

textur #4 is based on images of electricity wires from Oman.

textur #5 is based on images from the excavation site of Troy, Turkey.

Past Presentations:

Festival „Images and Music“,Frankfurt, Germany, December 2005 (textur #1, premiere) | Domu umení, Opava, Czech Republic, January 2006 (textur #2, premiere ) | Nitrianska galéria, Nitra, Slowakia, April 2006 (textur #2) | Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, May 2006 (textur #1 + textur #2) | Bilsar Building, Istanbul, July 2006 (textur #1 + textur #2) | Monkey Town, New York City, August 2006 (textur #2) | Parque Central, Mendoza, Argentina, October 2006 (textur #2) | Goethe-Institut Montevideo, Uruguay, October 2006 (textur #2) | Magyar Muehely Galéria, Budapest, January 2007 (textur #2) | Plano B, Rio de Janeiro, January 2009 (textur #2 + textur #3, premiere) | Ibrasotope, São Paulo, January 2009 (textur #3) | Red House, Sofia, February 2009 (textur #3) | TKT Fest, Tuzla, April 2009 (textur #3) | Narodno pozoriste RS, Banja Luka, April 2009 (textur #4, premiere) | SKC, Beograd, April 2009 (textur #4) | SC, Zagreb, May 2009 | Tovarna Rog, Ljubljana, May 2009 | Simultan Festival, Timisoara, May 2009 | SESC Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, September 2009 (textur #5, premiere) | Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 2009 | LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar, Germany, July 2010 | KomponistInnenforum Mittersill, Austria, September 2010 | Tunis University, Tunisia, October 2010


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