La morte mi troverà vivo
La morte mi troverà vivo is a 90 minute sound piece/installation commissioned by Contemporary Art Tasmania and exhibited in their gallery Jan 24 - Feb 23 2020. It was curated by Sarah Jones.
The piece is a contemporary ‘sonic seance’ where the sound is both the medium of evocation and the manifestation of the spirit itself. The concept developed from my decade long research of Futurist and pioneer of noise art Luigi Russolo who believed noise could be ‘spiritualised’ to create an environment where communication with the supernatural could unfold.
The closing weekend featured a performance by my Intonarumori Trio featuring myself, Dylan Banks and Dani Kirby responding live to the piece.
Complete Sound-piece
93 mins
Written and mixed using field recordings captured in Italy July/August2019 Milano/Siena/Matera/Firenze/Laveno-Mombello/Cerro/Portogruaro/Torino/Modena
Intonarumori recorded in Hobart, Australia September 2019 Intonarumori played by Mat Ward and Dylan Banks Intonarumori built by Dylan Banks
Catalogue Essays/Reviews
Three Essays were produced for La morte mi troverà vivo
The first, by myself looks at the year long processs of producing the sound work including how it developed from my ongoing research into Luigi Russolo. The second, by Dani Kirby explores the occult aspects of the exhibition.The third, by Sarah Jones looks at the experience of sound with the context of a gallery space.
The catalogue was designed by David Campbell.
Closing Night Performance
To end the exhibition run my Intonarumori Trio responded to the soundtrack of La morte mi troverà vivo with an improvised performance. The event both tied this gallery show back into my normal performance practice and explored Russolo’s idea of creating a performance loop between mediated noise and musicians to open up portals to other plains of existence.
Video and Audio to come : )