Ear Training, Rhythm, Notation, 2013
Sound work (8 min), live performance and changing installation, feat. Lorraine Liyanage and Klemens Koehring.
Presented in the 2 person exhibition, Bobby’s Recital, Standpoint Gallery, with Jenny Moore, curated by Matilda Strang.
A male voice recited a fragmented narrative that combined causal reminiscences and informative texts, addressing the dual function of a piano as both and instrument and an object, heavy with cultural and personal references.
The text was inspired by a series of conversations with piano teacher, Lorraine Liyanage and for the live performance Lorriane played intentionally ‘badly’ whilst an actor recited the text.
An accompanying installation to the sound work changed daily thought the period of the exhibition. Revolving around a baby grand piano, the instrument was ‘prepared’ in different ways to alter it’s sound, using objects such as mirrors, printed texts, a pot plant, painted quails eggs and screws.
