Curatorial Practices in West Germany
- Summary
The title of one of the earliest exhibitions associated with sound art, namely Fur Augen und Ohren [For Eyes and Ears], held in Berlin in 1980, highlighted the synthesis and central role of sight and hearing. The title, however, disregarded the involvement of at least one other sense at which a great number of works aimed – the sense of touch.
The film not only gives an impression of the exhibition of the berlin academy of fine arts, curated by rené block, but also reports on new musical instruments, mechanical music, visualized music. Für augen und ohren informs about the relationship between music and technique and the continuous effort to revive tradional ways of musical performance with innovation and inventions.
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I like Jessica Ellis’ statement. The idea that Sound Arts ‘reaches out to the art world in a new and distinct way’ is quite exciting! It doesn’t taste like stale bread! When we don’t have strong etiquette and formalities in navigating the field we can explore and discover with innocence and freshness, making Sound Arts a powerful force. This too shall pass?
I agree that sound stirs biological roots. It makes me think about the emotional reaction to sounds. Is the reaction from our own personal history, or is there a longer ancestral history involved in our perception of sounds?
I wonder how we can explore the sources of the “thousand feelings in a thousand people’s ears” in a sound project, that listens and amplifies the interior back into the world. Maybe we can sing!