A Necessary Suspension

Exhibition together with Michael Schultze at Visite Ma Tente. Opening on September 18, 2009, 19h. Runs till October 9, 2009. Address: Schwedenstrasse 18b, 13357 Berlin. Opening times: Saturday 16-19h, ans 24-27 September 16-19h.

Invasive Sound

Curatorial project for TodaysArt Festival, The Hague, the Netherlands on September 25 and 26, 2009.

Sonic events – noises, sounds, music –are not perceived by the ear alone. Their effect on the human body goes beyond even the stimulation of the other sensory organs. Acoustic vibrations transmit impulses that obtrude and invade the body and its tissues; they are not only processed on a conscious level, but can also provoke unconscious psychological and uncontrollable physiological reactions. "Invasive Sound" presents artists who make use of all these aspects in order to get close to the human body in disquieting ways. Their work is aimed directly at both physiological and culturally encoded perceptions of the body. The experiences they offer audiences engender both conflict and corporeal pleasure.

With Heartchamber Orchestra, Lucky Dragons, Lynn Pook & Julien Clauss, Jacob Kierkegaard, Jamie Drouin & Karl Kliem, Lucas Abela, Christof Migone, Daito Manabe, Artificiel, Kurt Hentschläger, Mark Bain and Mattin. The project is a collaboration of Musikprotokoll, Graz, TodaysArt and DISK/CTM.

> 8 to 11-10-2009

› musikprotokoll
› clubtransmediale.de
› todaysart.nl

Touch This  Sound

Curatorial project for Musikprotokoll, Graz, Austria, October 2009. The project is a cooperation between Musikprotokoll, TodaysArt and DISK/CTM and explores the human body as source and target of sound. With Jupitter X. Larsen & the Haters, Heartchamber Orchestra, Lucky Dragons, Jacob Kierkegaard. Musikprotokoll is a festival for contemporary music that takes place within the frame work of Steirischer Herbst.

› 20-5-2009

› generalpublic.de

Alle Herzen fliegen zu (Zeichnungen und Servietten plus Diverses)

Participation in the group exhibition at General Public, curated by Wolfgang Mayer and Cristina Gomez-Barrio. Other artists are: Ulrike Müller, Michael Mahalchick, Amy Sillman, Cristina Gomez Barrio, Catriona Shaw, Urania Fasoulidou, Wolfgang Mayer, Berthold Reiss, Anne Roessner. Takes place within a wall-painting all-over installation by Scott Harrison. Opening: Mai 20, 19:00, runs till June 7.

For a review of the show and pictures, see the Niche Blog.

Structures Node 1: Global Alchemy

Curatorial project for DISK/CTM. Two day program at Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin to explore raw sounds from unexpected corners of the world and to reflect on musical transformations induced by processes of globalization. Starting from the Sublime Frequencies label’s unique work, Structures Node 1: Global Alchemy looks at the socially transformative power of music in a continuous, globe-spanning process of exchange, amalgamation, imitation, theft and appropriation. At the core are two concerts by Omar Souleyman from Syria and Group Doueh from the Western Sahara, accompanied by a mini-symposium with films, lectures and discussions. Participants are a.o. Marcus Boon, Alan Bishop, Hisham Mayet, Mark Gergis, Johannes Theurer, Noureddine Ben Redjeb.

All details on the program and participants can be read at lenght here.

Audio recordings of the talks and concerts, press reviews and pictures, here.