INSTALLATIONS / CONCERTS
Within the framework of SCORECOLOGNE, sound artists Akio Suzuki (Japan) and Paul DeMarinis (USA) and visual artist An Seebach (Germany) have been invited to face this challenge at the twelfth edition of the BrückenMusik series. Together, they form a fascinating ensemble with a penchant for experimentation. Suzuki is subtly minimalist, DeMarinis mischievously technological and the German artist narratively rich in images.
Hidden in the depths of Deutzer Bridge and only rarely open to the public is an architectural curiosity: the "Hohlkasten", or box girder, a succession of three chambers between sky and water, 10 metres wide, between two and a half and five metres high, the middle one almost 180 metres long, the outer ones 130 metres. Cold neon lighting, bare concrete walls, supply pipes, few look-outs, echoes lasting 15 seconds, the unmistakable noise of road traffic and passing boats – for every artist who works here, the Hohlkasten in Deutzer Bridge represents a fascinating challenge.
The BrückenMusik series has taken place in Deutzer Bridge annually since 1994. The unique blend of audio-visual installations and concerts has earned the event a reputation well beyond the boundaries of Cologne.
The TRAFFIC JAM concert programme held inside the garage in front of the bridge introduces international artists, who make use of the erratic ambient noises as sources of sound and as "duo-partners".
See also:
Videos and comments in the official SCORECOLOGNE Video-Blog: http://www.scorecologne.net/vblog
Within the framework of SCORECOLOGNE, sound artists Akio Suzuki (Japan) and Paul DeMarinis (USA) and visual artist An Seebach (Germany) have been invited to face this challenge at the twelfth edition of the BrückenMusik series. Together, they form a fascinating ensemble with a penchant for experimentation. Suzuki is subtly minimalist, DeMarinis mischievously technological and the German artist narratively rich in images.
Hidden in the depths of Deutzer Bridge and only rarely open to the public is an architectural curiosity: the "Hohlkasten", or box girder, a succession of three chambers between sky and water, 10 metres wide, between two and a half and five metres high, the middle one almost 180 metres long, the outer ones 130 metres. Cold neon lighting, bare concrete walls, supply pipes, few look-outs, echoes lasting 15 seconds, the unmistakable noise of road traffic and passing boats – for every artist who works here, the Hohlkasten in Deutzer Bridge represents a fascinating challenge.
The BrückenMusik series has taken place in Deutzer Bridge annually since 1994. The unique blend of audio-visual installations and concerts has earned the event a reputation well beyond the boundaries of Cologne.
The TRAFFIC JAM concert programme held inside the garage in front of the bridge introduces international artists, who make use of the erratic ambient noises as sources of sound and as "duo-partners".
See also:
Videos and comments in the official SCORECOLOGNE Video-Blog: http://www.scorecologne.net/vblog
Artists
Akio Suzuki (Japan)
An Seebach (Germany)
Anne La Berge/ USA/Netherlands
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Anton Lukoszevieze/UK
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Esther Venrooy/Belgium
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Giovanni Fontana/Italia
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Josef Novotny (Austria)
Paul DeMarinis/USA
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The Hub/USA
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Volker Straebel (Germamy)
Venue
Deutzer Bridge, Entrance Markmannsgasse
Exhibition: sound-space-installationen
13th June – 9th July
15 h – 19 h
closed on Mondays
Admission: 5/3 Euro