Rendering №16 (Music)

http://www.euronews.com/2013/04/25/sound-mixes-with-art-to-reinvigorate-the-centre-of-athens/

The article was published on the website euronews.com on April 25, 2013. The article reports that “Silent Space Stand Still” has brought a combination of sound and art to the centre of Athens and the organisers took over a former mosque in the Greek capital, now the home of the museum of Greek Folk Art.

According to this article, since the end of March, four artists have each opened their week-long residence with a live presentation. It is dialogue of sound resonating through the site and its history, connecting those inside with the fabric of the building.

This extract is said that the exhibition’s curators said that they got in touch with the Greek Ministry of Culture, and found this wonderful mosque in the centre of Athens. No one really knows it is here. But it was built to reflect sound and that is what our exhibition is all about. Firstly, Tarek Atoui is an electro-acoustic musician, sound artist and computer programmer. Perched above one of the busiest squares in Athens, he listens, reacts, improvises and performs with his environment in real-time, creating a synergy between the instrument, the sound produced and the physical context. Secondly, everybody are going to see a performance of electro-acoustic and electronic music, that is pretty much dealing with the notion of instrument. Moreover, this is the first time that a sound installation has been housed in a mosque in Athens. The curator of the Museum of Greek Folk Art tells the story about this museum. In addition to, they think it is excellent for museums to interact with art and the audience, to open up their surroundings to music and sound once again, because this one was built for that.

In this article the author gives the information that Turk Cevdet Erek’s new work ‘Same to Different’ is an exploration of the links that bind all things. Instead of being an architectural symbol of power or control, the mosque’s dome is transformed into a simple covering, embracing and encompassing everything underneath.

The author comes to the conclusion that the performance was a combination of a lecture, sounds, personal memories and objects that create sounds. They have been working on creating some materials for this improvisation.

As for me, the combination of sounds and art is always interesting for art-lovers. It’s a unique decision and it attracts a lot of visitors.