Christian Blom Sing (WP)
Sentralen, Hvelvet
9 September. Entry at 14.00, 14.30, 16.00 and 16.30
Tickets: 100 NOK
NB: Tickets for the Cikada concert in the Forstanderskapssalen in Sentralen (15.00) include free entry to Christian Blom’s installation
Sing, by Oslo based sound sculptor Christian Blom, is a set of mechanical instruments that are activated in response to the human voice. Blom’s beautiful, intricate and precarious constructions have previously been presented to Ultima’s audience, and this year he has built a set of instruments that react and are animated by being sung to. The music of Sing is a combination of the organic voice and the mechanical movement it triggers. Thus, there is no fixed audience for this work – only participants.
‘The word persona comes from Latin, and means mask,’ says Blom. ‘It is speculated that it could be related to per sonare, which means something like sounding through. As if we are persons through the sound of our voice. We are also continuously coming into being through our relation with the world, and hearing is a very important part of this. In Sing I try to couple these ideas: being a person through the sound of your voice, and being created through hearing.’
Supported by Norsk kulturråd.
