HYDRO_PERFORMANCE NIGHT

The HYDRO_PERFORMANCE Night takes place in the context of the exhibition Watery Ecologies. Artistic Research featuring new art works by Kat Austen, Mary Maggic and Fara Peluso from 20 January- 17 March 2019.

TALK

Fara Peluso will give an insight into her long-term research that focuses on potential uses for algae as an environmental regulator, source for sustainable materials, and aesthetic catalyser of biophilia. She proposes a closer relationship between humans and algae as an answer to our current environmental crisis. Her research and practice combine working with biotechnologists and DIY scientists in speculative and critical design to produce a myriad of innovative design and artistic solutions.

Fara Peluso’s artist talk

Kat Austen performing The Matter of the Soul | Symphony

Kat Austen performing The Matter of the Soul | Symphony

Kat Austen performing The Matter of the Soul | Symphony

Kat Austen performing The Matter of the Soul | Symphony

Kat Austen performing The Matter of the Soul | Symphony

Robertina Šebjanič and Kat Austen

Robertina Šebjanič and Kat Austen

Robertina Šebjanič performing Aquatocene / The subaquatic quest for serenity

Robertina Šebjanič performing Aquatocene / The subaquatic quest for serenity

Robertina Šebjanič performing Aquatocene / The subaquatic quest for serenity

Vinyls from Aquatocene / The subaquatic quest for serenity

PERFORMANCES

Kat Austen

The Matter of the Soul | Symphony is a performance work that engenders empathy with a consequence of climate change: process of dispersal and transformation in the Arctic region. The work draws together stories of human migration and melting ice in the Arctic, and changing identity on and offline. The musical compositions for The Matter of the Soul are based around audio field recordings of Arctic waters made using hacked pH and conductivity meters. During this very special performance at Art Laboratory Berlin, Austen will weave together the global and local, accompanying the song of the Arctic along with live improvisation using her hacked instruments, playing the water from her closest river, the Panke in Wedding, Berlin.

Robertina Šebjanič

Aquatocene / The subaquatic quest for serenity investigates the phenomenon of underwater noise pollution created by humankind in the seas and oceans. The sound compositions are a re-mix between the bioacoustics of marine life (shrimps, fish, sea urchins etc.), the aquatic acoustics and the presence of human generated noise in the world’s oceans and seas. The audio compositions of the subaquatic soundscape encourage us to reflect upon the anthropogenic sonic impact on the underwater habitat and marine life.