Pressedossier 2012

www.sound-development-city.com
Juli 2012
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Sound
Development
City:
Media Information
Sound Development City is a new Sound Development project which
enables a close exchange between artists of various backgrounds.
In the course of summer expeditions to Berlin, London
and Zurich, selected artists from the areas of music, performance
and other cultural fields experience and revive urban spaces.
The dernier cri is the focus of these expeditions - it allows
for an independent exploration of themes and modes of expres­
sion in the perception of the three cities. The work resulting from
this exploration be shown in public on the last evening of each
expedition.
The interest in Sound Development City 2012 was huge. We
have received 199 qualified applications from all over the world.
The Jury – Andalus/Dada, Gabriel Bachmann, Eva Hartmann, Martin Heller (Chair), Joana Seguro and Erika Stucky –
had the task task of choosing the 10 participants for this year’s
Summer Expeditions. Some of the main criteria were the artistic
background and the content and profile of the ideas on the focus
»The latest Craze<<.
»All the Rage: the >dernier cri< – what kind of game can we tease out of
this search for the latest hype? And what happens if we understand >the
latest Cry< in a literal sense? The >latest< is the ultimate, the end – which
will give rise to a new beginning. In the interstice between we look for:
new positions and unexpected approaches.<<
(Andalus/Dada, Artistic directors)
Sound Development City goes on for:
3 x 4 days
Agenda and Locations:
Berlin: 15.08.-18.08.2012, http://thewye.de/
London: 05.09.-08.09.2012, http://thewhitebuilding.org.uk/
Zurich: 26.09.-29.09.2012, Secret Place
For more information:
http://sound-development-city.com/en/
We feel the restlessness.
We feel the tension.
We feel the frenzy.
Participants
Jana Burbach:
*1985. From 2004 until 2007, she completed her BA studies in
Classics and English at the University of Oxford, followed by MA
studies in Scenic Arts Practice at Bern University of the Arts from
2009 to 2011. She is currently working as a dramaturge and writer
for the 400asa transmedia project Der Polder /stadttheater.tv and
as a dramaturge for the dance piece K. by Daniel Hellmann and
Quan Bui Ngoc (Opens on 7 September 2012, Tanzhaus Zürich).
http://www.janaburbach.bplaced.net/wordpress/
Ariel Bustamante
Public acoustic experiments, sounds installations, music and some
technology. Mainly self-taught, on three occasions Ariel has won
the Chilean Funds for Arts Grant and the Amigos del Arte Grant.
He has exhibited his work at ZKM Center for Art and Media
Museum in Karlsruhe/Germany, Sentral-Istanbul in Turkey,
Harvestworks and The Watermill Center in New York, 798
District, Beijing, China, Transitio Electronic Arts Festival, Mexico
among others.
http://arielbustamante.net/
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´ Castro
Andre
*1983, sound artist from Lisbon, currently studying under the
Master Programme of Media Design and Communication at the
Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. A fascination for the potential
and imaginary of radio has also permeated some his works,
namely on the radiophonic documentary ››Subterrâneos de
Lisboa«, and the installation ››Radio Fragments«. In other projects
he has collaborated with designers, visual artists and
choreographers in their development.
http://www.andrecastro.info/
Donald Daedalus
*1983, Donald Daedalus is an artist living and working in New
York City and Washington State. He completed his MFA at the San
Francisco Art Institute and BA at the University of Washington.
Daedalus began in the medium of photography, but soon after
realising its limits, now employs text, sculptures, and other forms
to address his conceptual fascinations. His work has been
exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artist
Television Access, apexart, Contemporary Art Centre of
Thessaloniki, Greece, Konnektor Forum for Art, Germany, and
the University of Washington.
http://www.donalddaedalus.com/
D-FUSE
Michael Faulkner established the creative collective D-Fuse in
1995, making use of the rapid developments in technology to
explore the relationship between moving image and sound in a
broad spectrum of media.
Matthias Kispert has been D-Fuse’s musical director since 2004,
and also has significant input on the conceptual development of
many of the group’s projects.
http://www.dfuse.com/
Maria Guggenbichler
*1985 is an artist, curator, DJ. Since 2008, she has been hosting a
bi-weekly radio show (The Take Away Tape) for cutting edge
electronic music on English community and arts radio station
Soundart Radio 102.5 fm.English community and arts radio station
Soundart Radio 102.5 fm. MA with distinction (Fine Arts: TimeBased Practices) from Dartington College of Arts (England) in
2010. Before attending Dartington, she studied Performance
Research (Angewandte Theaterwissenschaft) at Justus-LiebigUniversity in Gießen, Germany.
http://mariaguggenbichler.com
Israel Martinez
*1979, Israel Martinez (Guadalajara, Mexico) is a
multidisciplinary artist and electronic musician. He has
composed experimental and electro-acoustic music and
performed and created actions, video, installation and site-specific
projects. Since 2003, he has participated in festivals and sessions in
sound art and music, contemporary art exhibitions and art & new
media meetings throughout America and Europe. In 2007 he
received the Distinction Award at Prix Ars Electronica in the
Digital Music category for his sound piece ‘Mi Vida’. Martinez is a
co-founder of the Mexican label Abolipop and the creative mind
behind the electronica project Nebula 3.
www.israelm.com / www.abolipop.com
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Katharina Rohde
Katharina Rohde studied architecture in Cottbus (Germany) and
Caracas (Venezuela) and in 2004 received her Master in Advanced
Architectural Design (M.Sc.AAD) with honours (N- Morcos Assad
Award for excellence in Design) 2004 at the University of
Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland). Katharina Rohde initiated and
realised the project TEK-STIL in 2007 funded by the German
Cultural Foundation in the Fonds Work in Future. She further
initiated the urban lab_el foundation, an interdisciplinary,
international and intercultural Project platform.
In 2008 Katharina Rohde visiting artist at the Fordsburg Artist
Studio The Bag Factory in Johannesburg.
http://www.katharina-rohde.com
Steve Rosenthal
*1965 in London.
Worked as an actor for 16yrs before returning to education in
2004. He graduated from Camberwell College of Arts and then
Chelsea College of Art & Design with First Class Hons. Making
artworks that materialize in miscellaneous forms: from sculpture
to photography, as video, text, installation and intervention.
Rosenthal‘s work has been exhibited in the UK, in Zagreb, Lahore,
Paris, Berlin, Basel, Siena, Venice (54th Biennale), Miami, New
Hampshire and New York.
http://www.salon-vert.com/STEVE-ROSENTHAL
Evelinn Trouble
*1989, Evelinn Trouble (born Linnéa Racine), singer and
musician, grew up in Zurich, where she still lives. Has been called
the illegitimate daughter of Patti Smith and Thom Yorke. Her
latest work proves that point: „Television Religion“ is the bastard
child of Progrock and angry Postpunk.
http://www.evelinntrouble.com
Artistic Directors
Andalus
*1971, theatre studies at the then Bern Conservatory (now Bern
University of the Arts). Since 1989 creative artist in the fringe
domains (theatre, performance, visual arts, happenings and
actions) nationally and abroad. 2007 diploma with distinction in
New Media at Zurich University of the Arts. Numerous
appearances and assignments as actor, speaker, performer, DJ,
musician, music producer and media artist. Restless cultural
activities at all levels. Andalus is a specialist in fragile zones and
nuances. His main interest lies in the subtle shifts of reality and
irritations of perception. He leads a life that is as multimedia based
and poly-social as possible.
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Dada
*1983, studied piano and cello at Zurich/Winterthur
Conservatory, followed by intensive involvements with
electronic music and (slide) projections. Artistic director for
various Zurich music clubs. Since 2001 regular appearances at
home and abroad as DJ (Dada), performance artist and musician
(Dachkantine, Tonhalle Zurich, Centre Corbusier Paris). First
album in 2010 under the pseudonym >>Katharina Kabel« on the
lalamusik label. Tour of China in 2011 supported by Pro Helvetia
(together with Andalus as a member of the Bit Band Compact
Flash). Further work for TV and radio. Founder and head of the
Agentur für Detailfragen (Agency for Questions in Detail).
Experts
Berlin: Sam Auinger,
http://www.samauinger.de/
London: Mediengruppe Beatnik, http://chess.bitnik.org/
http://errrrrrrrror.bitnik.org/
Special Guest, 5.7.2012:
AUDiNT (Steve Goodman, Toby Heys) http://audint.net/
Zürich: Jacques van Poppel,
http://www.lemahputih.com/undisclosed/Artist10/
p03-undisc10_03_JVP.html
About
Sound Development
SOUND DEVELOPMENT CONNECTS AND SUPPORTS
UNCONVENTIONAL PEOPLE AND IDEAS.
SOUND DEVELOPMENT SOUNDS OUT NEW INTERFACES
BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND ART.
SOUND DEVELOPMENT PRODUCES AND SUPPORTS
CULTURAL PROJECTS IN THE OPEN.
SOUND DEVELOPMENT IS AN INDEPENDENT AND
PRIVATELY FUNDED PLATFORM.
Nia Schmidheiny launched Sound Development in 2002 and has
built it up in association with Gabriel Bachmann. She thus
redefines and extends part of the way her family has been
supporting the arts for generations.
http://www.sound-development.com
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Heller Enterprises
Heller Enterprises initiates, develops and accompanies cultural
projects of various kinds. Founded in 2003 by Martin Heller, the
company carries out projects in the areas of scenography,
urbanism, design, visual media, cultural politics and science
research and is responsible for artistic contents in exhibitions,
festivals and similar formats. Whenever possible, Heller
Enterprises adopt a cross-disciplinary approach along the
interfaces of culture, the economy and politics.
Creative Producer Gesa Schneider works with with Heller
Enterprises since 2006, where she is responsible for conception,
editing and overseeing of projects such as: communication and
content for agent-provocateur.ch; curating and project
management of the exhibition Wir Manager! (‘Us Managers!’) at
the Vögele Kultur Zentrum, 2010. Regular presenter at film
openings and other cultural events. Lecturer for image theory at
F+F School of Art and Media Design Zurich.
Contact:
Gesa Schneider, Producer
heller enterprises
giessereistrasse 5
CH-8005 zuerich
t +41 43 233 91 37
f +41 43 233 91 38
www.hellerenter.ch
E-mail: gesa.schneider@hellerenter.ch