Reversing the order in which instruments are usually created, Tarek Atoui took the sounds of a collection of ethnic musical instruments as a starting point for “The Reverse Sessions.” The artist used the audio recordings of live performances that he wrote and directed, to collaborate with instrument makers on imagining and building the objects that could have generated these recordings. Without involving any images, Atoui proposed to engage with sound directly – contrary to the path of ethnomusicology that studies the shape and mechanism of an instrument with an emphasis on its cultural and social context.
Morten Olsen solo at the Dahlem museum in Berlin (Germany). November 2013.
Produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Andrea Neuman solo at the Dahlem museum in Berlin (Germany). April 2014.
Filmed by Michel Balague and produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Filmed by Michel Balague and produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Burkhard Beins solo at the Dahlem museum in Berlin (Germany). April 2014.
Filmed by Michel Balague and produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Filmed by Michel Balague and produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Extract from the 7th chapter of the Dahlem Sessions collective performance. Filmed at the Dahlem Museum in Berlin (Germany) on the 30th and 31st of May 2014. Performed by: Burkhard Beins, Rudi Fischerlehner, Magda Mayyas, Andrea Neuman, Charbel Haber, Sharif Sehnaoui, Carl Ludwig Hubsh, Katt Hernandez, Mazen Kerbaj, Stéphane Rives, Michael Vorfeld and Andre Vida.
Produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
Produced by the 8th Berlin Biennial.
The Motorized Bow played by Chris Cogburn. Instrument made by Leo Maurel in Strasbourg (France) between June and October 2014.
Filmed by Cristian Manzutto at the kurimanzutto gallery in Mexico City on Dec 1st 2014.
Filmed by Cristian Manzutto at the kurimanzutto gallery in Mexico City on Dec 1st 2014.
The Motorized Bow played by Juan Garcia. Instrument made by Leo Maurel in Strasbourg (France) between June and October 2014.
Filmed by Cristian Manzutto at the kurimanzutto gallery in Mexico City on Nov 9 2014.
Filmed by Cristian Manzutto at the kurimanzutto gallery in Mexico City on Nov 9 2014.
Extract from the 3rd Reverse Session performance at Kurimanzutto Gallery. Performed by: Alexander Bruck, Chris Cogburn, Diego Espinosa, Juan Garcia, Misha Marks, Juan Jose Rivas, German Bringas, Jacob Wick & Tarek Atoui.
Filmed by Cristian Manzutto in Mexico City on Dec 6 2014.
Filmed by Cristian Manzutto in Mexico City on Dec 6 2014.