Apocalypse Nowish

Audio Essay
by Philipp Rhensius,

In their sound installation for Klang Moor Schopfe, the collective Zaira Oram explores the apocalypse. Listen to an audio essay featuring the collective’s initiators Francesca Ceccherini and Eleonora Stassi discussing ideas behind their installation «Doom Doom Doom» in collaboration with the Swiss artist Axel Crettenand and the Russian composer and artist Ivan Kurbakov.

[…] An oval pond
winks in the sun, like a zero.
Exuberance challenges pilots
to master the Falling Leaf, perfect the Tailspin,
ignore the Graveyard Spiral, the Doom Loop. […]
(Hayden 2014)

List of References

Hayden, Dolores. 2014. «Exuberance». Poetry Magazine April 2014.

This audio essay was created by the musician, writer, and Norient editor Philipp Rhensius aka Alienationist in autumn 2023 at Klang Moor Schopfe 2023. Each piece features conversations with (and sounds by) the artists and their installations, merged with Rhensius’ own compositions, field recordings, and poetry. To open a speculative realm, each piece is assigned to a poem.

Biography

Philipp Rhensius is an editor for Norient, writer, musician, sound artist, sociologist & musicologist, and curator from Berlin. His work investigates the connections between the micro- and macro-political and is driven by the idea that «feeling the chains» is the moment when emancipation begins. His music and sound art projects (Kl.ne, aphtc, Alienationst) merge sonic fiction with sardonic poetry and visceral sound. His texts are published in i.e. Taz, Spex, FAZ, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, WOZ and several book volumes. He runs the music label Arcane Patterns and hosts a monthly podcast on Noods Radio. Follow him on Instagram, his Website, or LinkedIn.

Biography

Zaira Oram, a curatorial collective, realises experimental exhibitions and interdisciplinary projects. Initiated by Francesca Ceccherini and Eleonora Stassi, it has expanded with the participation of Chloé Dall'Olio, Camille Regli, Elisa Bernardoni, Francesca Brusa and Magda Drozd. Their practice includes the exploration of visual art, performance and sound art as well as the creation of networks between different disciplines. Follow them on Instagram.

Published on September 18, 2023

Last updated on March 04, 2024

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