Brum und Hirvonen im Elisengarten, Aachen. Foto: Anna Gala
hochviskos
Acoustic art by women* as spatial appropriation: The performance by sound artist and architect Nathalie Brum and performer/choreographer Marje Hirvonen dissolves rigid boundaries. Moving fluidly between distance and proximity, everyday life and art, urban space and stage, the work meanders from Aachen’s city center into the cellar vaults of Galerie Auge & Welt and back into the urban environment.
The urban performance features Hirvonen’s striking visual presence paired with Brum’s portable sound setup. Inside the gallery, a four-channel sound system envelops the cellar space. For one evening, the two performers appear throughout the cityscape, blending into the crowd, improvising choreographically and sonically, culminating in a live concert at Galerie Auge & Welt with artist Tim Berresheim. Chance audiences in the public space encounter an immersive acoustic performance art experience.
Performative Soundwalk for Public Space
Presented as part of Aachen & Welt – Neues Fest für Film, Sound und Raum
11–12 August 2023, Galerie Auge & Welt / Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
Presented as part of Aachen & Welt – Neues Fest für Film, Sound und Raum
11–12 August 2023, Galerie Auge & Welt / Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
Foto: Anna Gala
Foto: Philip Kistner
Foto: Philip Kistner
Foto: Anna Gala
Foto: Anna Gala
sound and performance Nathalie Brum
choreographie and performance Marje Horvonen
Funded by
guten abend, Aachen
On invitation by Tim Berresheim and Tim Simon Tilgner.
With a big thank you to the whole team of Auge&Welt gallery in Aachen.
all photographs by Anna Gala