Artists often live a precarious life in which work rules everything. Their constant urge to be productive has intensified further in the pandemic. In this essay, our writer finds relief in the protagonist of the film «Les Contes Du Cockatoo», who refuses to finish projects.
North Indian classical music was once exclusively performed for the upper class. Today, it is for everyone, yet it is faced with the demands of the 21st century: The constant imperative to self-promote.
The «F.r.iction Show» juxtaposes the creations of multi-disciplinary artists Gystère and Eden Tinto Collins. It is the result of a process of global reflection around a musical identity borrowed from different Afro-Eurasian cultures.
Perfectionism is a widespread modus operandi among artists. In an essay inspired by the film «Solo», our author reflects why this can lead to fear of failure rather than better work – and how one can overcome this faulty logic of self-judgment.
Noisy encounters in Indonesia, both in her own life and via Adythia Utama’s short film «existence.», have taught Gisela Swaragita elevated listening.
«Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound» gets Dan Barrow pondering the affect of sound in film and its role in finding space for sonic freedom.
Seeing reflections of the digital world in Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s «Crestone», Daniela Seitz looks beyond the isolation of the internet to find renewal and hope.
After seeing them perform and watching their film with director Piotr Macha, RRRKRTA examines SIKSA’s unusual revolutionary stance.
«Utapishi» is a spiritual healing ritual in Kenya that is seen as a threat by Christianity. Nevertheless, some young healers still practise it. Read an essay about the alliance of colonialism and religion, as seen in the short film «Tapi!».
This commissioned piece for the Norient Film Festival looks to the cosmos for an inspirational message for 2021. Multidisciplinary and gender bending South African artist Umlilo embarked on a tarotscope reading which presented six cards that help guide us in 2021.
In Raquel Castro’s «SOA», Joseph Kamaru, aka sound artist KMRU, finds confirmation that sound affects us more deeply than we realize.
