50-060 Wrocław
Polska
“And buildings are patient listeners”, means the summary of “Echoes of Wrocław” – the residence of Anna Kasperska in OP ENHEIM.
On June 25th we invite you to a meeting with the artist in the OP ENHEIM gallery, where at 6 p.m. we will present the sound installation created during her stay in Wrocław. Followed immediately by a conversation with Anna about the project. At 19.30 we will move to the Herz Salon, where the debate Soundscape as a research tool will begin.
25.06.2019, at 6 p.m., OP ENHEIM gallery, first floor | Author’s meeting and the presentation of the installation entitled: “Echoes of Wrocław”
Within the framework of the residence, sound compositions were created describing three architectural objects selected by the artist-residential. Oppenheim House, the House of the Ladies of Trzebnica (Romanesque House) and the Monopol Hotel. These are peculiar radio plays, consisting of sounds of everyday life, successively defined by the functions that these buildings have performed over the centuries. Three locations were chosen for the project because of their diverse and multifaceted historical identity and significance for the city.
On 25 June they will sound in the OP ENHEIM gallery and the author’s commentary will be accompanied by the author Anna Kasperska. It will be an opportunity to ask about the idea of creating sound compositions based on historical context, but also to listen to the works prepared by her during the residency.
25.06.2019, 7.30 pm, Salon Herz, V floor | Debate Soundscape as a research tool within the framework of Anna Kasperska’s residency entitled “Echoes of Wrocław”
Participants: Robert Losiak, Maciej Bączyk, Justyna Stasiowska
Moderator: Sławomir Wieczorek
Over the years, architectural structures change their functions by adapting to the current needs of people and the times in which they live. Architecture and its soundspace is a silent witness to urban history whose memory – metaphorically speaking – is inscribed in the walls.
And the buildings are patient listeners. From day to day, from month to month, new sounds are created, which resound and then disappear in brick structures. Sound – as one of the available tools – gives us the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the past and read the space, at the same time being an exceptional material noting the specificity of a given historical period and a specific place, i.e. the intangible cultural heritage.
During our conversation, together with the invited guests, we will reflect on the concept of the urban audiosphere and ask a question about its meaning, not only in the context of creative expression, but also in the context of an important aspect of research.
The number of seats at the lectures is limited. If you are interested in participating, please send your request to: visit@openheim.org.
The residence is organised by OP ENHEIM as part of the #ComptetitionforNGO, AIR Wro’s programme.
