Sarah van Sonsbeeck
Tacerea / Linistea este un concept, mai degraba decat o realitate. Nu exista liniste naturala pura si, in consecinta, spatiile total linistite, in care nu se aude absolut nimic, ma infricoseaza. Creeaza un fel de claustrofobie tiuitoare, in care cei 4 pereti sunt inlocuiti, cu succes, de cele doua urechi. Linistea este ori o chestiune spirituala, ori una artificiala, chimica. Ciudat cum astfel de notiuni, atat de diverse, se intalnesc totusi pe paliere neasteptate.
To explore the meaning of silence in city planning and architecture, artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck created a glass cube that encloses one cubic metre of silence. The cube was presented at the SITE2F7 event in Almere, 22 August 2009, with a performance by Machinefabriek, using the m3 as a sound source. Silence became noise.
Sarah van Sonsbeeck este o artista olandeza interesata de chestiuni ca sunet, art sound, arhitectura, urbanism. Creand acest metru cub de liniste ambientala (sa o numesc asa) ea a facut singurul lucru care se poate face cu linistea: a transformat conceptul intr-o expunere inainte. Asa cum John Cage isi prezinta propriile idei despre tacere intr-o reprezentatie scenica (4′33”), Sarah si le incarneaza in obiecte ca cel de mai sus.
In momentul in care metrul cub de silence* este asezat in diverse spatii neconventionale (zone industriale, centrul orasului…) in acel loc se produce o falie, un anti-spatiu care, prin nenaturaletea sa, provoaca. In plus, intr-un interviu, artista spunea:
It even worried me when my neighbors - just a day before I decided to actually record the noise to make a sound piece - started to put extra sound blocking carpet on their floor. Your home doesn’t end with walls apparently, but is built from that which you feel is your house. In my case: the ’silence’ of my home. This silence to me could include the soft dripping noise of my water tap, the humming of the heating system, traffic noise outside, but definitely not my neighbors noise. My ideal home had no neighbors.
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* Prefer totusi acest termen in locul celui romanesc.
