LET’S MAKE NOISE! :: an evening with films and concert with Zorka Wollny
Forms—such as a musical piece, a play, an exhibition, are for me an equal part of reality. They start a dialogue with it, they exist only in a context, they come into existence in time only once, they cannot possibly be repeated. They are neither imitation nor transgression nor critical theory. The form and the content must go hand by hand, coexist and harmonize, so that they can create/provoke a complete, immersive event. An event in which not only the senses but also intellectual sensibility of the audience is involved, making it possible for the members of the audience to experience it as a reality existing in the given space and time. My main postulate, concerning both theatre and visual arts, is not to separate sensuality from intellect. Reflection is a sensual act. This is the principle I try to follow composing site-specific music, making spectacle-collages or musical pieces with elements of choreography.
Zorka Wollny
La ricerca di Zorka Wollny (PL) abita uno spazio partecipato fra arte, teatro, musica contemporanea e danza e connette queste discipline con le specifiche architetture in cui si situano.
In collaborazione con NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, siamo lieti di presentare a Milano la sua pratica artistica e discorsiva in un doppio appuntamento con l’artista.
La lecture “How to work now? on Art and Politics” avrà luogo presso NABA martedì 9 luglio alle ore 18:30, inserita nel programma di INTENSIVE SEMINAR WEEK di NABA, appuntamento che coinvolge voci diverse della scena artistica contemporanea a condividere i propri percorsi con gli studenti.
Il giorno seguente, mercoledì 10 luglio alle ore 21:00, Zorka sarà da Standards per una serata speciale, pensata come ‘carte blanche’ data all’artista per espandere il frame di presentazione del suo lavoro: sarà una riflessione sensuale sulla relazione tra forma e contenuto nel processo artistico, che di volta in volta prende vita in un contesto specifico, per una data occasione. Saranno presentati alcuni film selezionati dall’artista fra i suoi ultimi progetti; seguirà un concerto di improvvisazione, pensato come rilassante sound session con la partecipazione attiva del pubblico.
::
Zorka Wollny creates acoustic compositions for institutions, factories, and empty buildings. Her works inhabit a space between art, theatre and contemporary music, and are always closely connected to the historic and functional context of specific architectural sites. Wollny’s collaborative production style often involves public rehearsals and workshops in which she creates structures of cooperation with individuals as well as groups and communities, such as composers, students, actors and activists.
http://www.zorkawollny.net