"The Wild Deer wandering here and there
Keeps the human soul from care."
-William Blake
The art exhibition and related events are dedicated to the distance between you and me (between us). A very contemporary collective experience of a shifted meaning of distance. Although the physical or measurable distance can be easily perceived, the mental one has twisted, stretched, and shrunk. The show is about communication by caring for each other at the times of collective unrest and uncertainty. Again, we emphasize the importance of the human connection by common experiences as regular hygiene of our mental health. In this case, the relationship between artistic engagement and the psychosocial and biological manifestations of that connection. More specifically, there is evidence that engagement with artistic activities, either as an observer of the creative efforts of others or as an initiator of one's own creative efforts, can enhance one's moods, emotions, and other psychological states, as well as have a salient impact on important physiological parameters.
Curated by:
Ale Zapata
Urtė Špeirokaitė
Justina Špeirokaitė
PERFORMANCES:
Zosia Hołubowska
19 NOVEMBER 6 PM
at Improper Walls
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Hui Ye
14 JANUARY 7 PM
at Improper Walls & live online
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Tony Renaissance
18 JANUARY 7 PM
at Improper Walls & live online
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Ursula Winterauer (Gischt)
26 JANUARY 7 PM
at Improper Walls & live online
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WORKSHOPS:
"Fair Acupuncture sonification" by Mz*Baltazar's Lab
19 JANUARY 5 PM
at Mz*Baltazar's Lab
“Deep listening and sonic meditation” by Sounds Queer?
24 JANUARY 7 PM
at Improper Walls
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TALKS:
Wesley Gonzalez
9 DECEMBER
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Eva Fischer
22 DECEMBER
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Exhibition
“FOG/ MIST/ MGŁA”
Nov 19 - Dec 23, 2021 / Jan 12 - 28.01.2022
Vernissage: Nov 19, 7-10 PM
Exhibition: Nov 19 - Dec 23, Mo-Fr 3-7 PM
Improper Walls, Reindorfgasse 42, 1150 Vienna
Vienna-based artists Zosia Hołubowska and Daniela Brill Estrada will premiere their artwork “FOG/ MIST/ MGŁA” in the gallery space of Improper Walls. AV installation is a visual and sonic study of mistiness as a metaphor for the state of emotional confusion and fatigue, possibly as a response to pain and trauma. It offers an immersive environment to thaw and let go, but it is not about completely giving into the state of stupor, for the latest research found signs of life in the vapors of Venus's atmosphere. The sound design was created by Zosia Hołubowska in reaction to the shooting in Vienna in 2020 and the general state of lockdown distraught. The wailing voice was processed until it melted into a haze. The visuals were created by Daniela Brill Estrada as a part of her ongoing research on the agency of elements. The artist is creating a visual representation of possible “choices” and behaviors of molecules. This practice, informed by quantum physics and scientific speculations, observes the ink as an animated organism in its rhizome-like dance on paper. Paired together, the installation creates a moment of suspension, where it is possible to experience the contradictions of pain and healing.
Workshops
Fair Acupuncture sonification by Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory
Jan 19, 7 PM
at at Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory, Brigittaplatz 9/3/R01A, 1200 Wien
Join Mz* Baltazar’s Laboratory (Patrícia J. Reis & Stefanie Wuschitz) and build a device to sonify your most active acupuncture spots on the surface of your skin (no needles involved). You can later connect the input from your acupuncture points to Pure Data. For more sophisticated sounds and more detailed findings on how the environment changes your body we will build several prototypes of instruments. This workshop is trying to use only hardware that was created under fair labour conditions. Without harming the environment and avoiding commodity chains connected to mining. This can work if we use fair trade certified electronic components, self made and recycled electronic parts and explore the capacitive quality and resistance of our own body.
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DEEP LISTENING AND SONIC MEDITATION by Sounds Queer?
Jan 24, 7 PM
at Improper Walls
This workshop includes an introduction to the life and work of composer, performer and humanitarian Pauline Oliveros, a pioneer of electronic music who created the term “Deep Listening”, a practice of radical attentiveness to sound. Oliveros described Deep Listening as “a practice that is intended to heighten and expand consciousness of sound in as many dimensions of awareness and attentional dynamics as humanly possible”.
Often called grande-dame of American Minimalism Oliveros created her “Sonic Meditations” in 1974, a text score to help practitioners make sounds, imagine sounds, listen to, and remember sounds.
Following Oliveros’ instructions we will reenact selected Sonic Meditations and Deep Listening exercises with an experimental approach.
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Talks
Wesley Gonzalez
Dec 9, online
In the artist's talk with musician Wesley Gonzalez, we will tackle the question of how artistic activities, either as an observer of the creative efforts of others or as an initiator of one's own, can enhance one's moods, emotions, and other psychological states.
Eva Fischer
Dec 22, online
In the talk with curator and cultural manager Eva Fischer, we will look into CIVA 2021 and upcoming CIVA 2022 festivals (contemporary immersive virtual art) to discuss the topics of care and human connection inside a digital world.
Special thanks to
Joanna Zabielska, Chiara Campanile (video), Milos Vucicevic, Christos Kyritopoulos-Ninas, Mollusca Productions, Kata Martincsák
Partners
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