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SONIDO GALLO NEGRO - EUROPEAN TOUR 2015

15.03.2015 – ES – Lleida – Mud. Festival Músiques Disperses
20.03.2015 – FR – Lyon – ElectroChoc Festival
21.03.2015 – BE – Dixmuda – AB-Clubcircuit – AB @ 4AD

Sonido Gallo Negro (Black Rooster Sound) is a stunning 9-piece, instrumental combo from east Mexico City (Aragon) that channels both the mystique and mysticism of 1960’s Peruvian cumbia. The band integrates styles like Amazonian cumbia, huayno, sonidero cumbia, boogaloo and chicha with electric guitars, Farfisa organ, Theremin, flute and of course fluid Latin percussion. Spaghetti western soundtracks, psychedelia and surf music also echo in their compositions.

The name of the song 'Chamula (métete)' comes from San Juan Chamula, a little town in Chiapas (a Mexican state in the South of the country). Most of the people there are Chamulas and Tzetzales (Mexican first nation) and their lives are full of traditional sounds and a unique way of seeing the Universe. The song documents a cruel battle between the Chamulas and Tzetzales and the state Goverment in 1869. 



Sonido Gallo Negro - Chamula (métete)

Colonna sonora dell'omonimo lavoro di video-danza della coreogra Laura Boato ispirato al pensiero di Michelangelo.
"Marmo" è stato prodotto da Nancy Allison e montato da Laura Cappellesso.

Marmo

Untangle the Roots

New Eyes (Daisuke Tanabe Remix)

What does a gut feeling sound like?

Eleanor Zurowski, this year’s columnist, is producing sonic responses in response to each issue of Framework in 2019. Each piece will be an accumulation of field recordings, samples, lecture snippets, spoken word and contemporary music. For this issue, Eleanor is exploring the fugitive eruptions of, and leaks from, the body. Breathing in, crying out, rumbling, whistling, swallowing spit, belching, erupting into tears; extra-linguistic moments when our bodies speak for – or to – us. 

Read Framework: https://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/art-design/framework

Tracklist:
ASMR Ear Tease Mouth Sounds and Light Breathing - Stephanie7Whispers
Trumps Border Wall Speech But Just The Breathing - Destiny Leaks
Prologue - a.rawlings
ב I│0 א (Our Whispers Are an Ocean) -  Leah Caroline and Jeremy S-Horseman
Can I Hold the Mic (interlude) - Solange
Plate of Order 秩序之灾 - Pan Daijing
Pain - Hannah Silva
Like Right Now - Stine Janvin
Cyclicality - Odeya Nini
Dear Myself (VOCAL EXPERIMENTAL) - Abiyya Ladangku
Refrigerator Defrosting - Anne Tardos and Jackson Mac Low
Sublingual - Dave Jackson
Bald Mountain Zaum Poems - Dada Group
iinnnn mm m my y yy ww wwaa y yyy - LOFT
The Pitch Sisters (stereo edit) - Ain Bailey
Improvisation 1 - Viv Corringham
If a Voice Like, Then What? - Gregory Whitehead

Image: Hannah Black (2016), ‘Dark Pool Party’, Dominica/Arcadia Missa, p. 43.

What does a gut feeling sound like? - Eleanor Zurowski - Framework #25

Marija Bjekic's work explores and references the 20th century utopias, the position of working class, and the architectural structures that govern the behaviour, until they collapse.

We met to discuss her hyperrealist drawings combined with  the geometric, almost grid like forms inspired by Russian Constructivism and Bauhaus.

"This forms are in very sensitive fragile uncertain balance. Human figures are balancing on them, or holding them, or building from them."

You can read more about her work here: https://cargocollective.com/marijabjekic

Or follow her on Instagram: @mma_ki

Interview with Serbian artist Marija Bjekic (April 2019, Belgrade)

Conversation with Swedish artist Fanny Hellgren whose works explore the properties and agencies of materials - be it paper, concrete, cloth, or water - and the way they transform when exposed to the elements such as sun or time. 

In this podcast recorded in Belgrade, Serbia where Fanny was on an artist residency, we delve deeper into Fanny’s interest in materiality and in-between spaces, the process and methodology of making works, her preferred ways of exhibiting them, and what role patience plays in both making and viewing art.

Fanny's website: http://www.fannyhellgren.se/

Jingle designed by @trevorbrownmusic

Conversation with artist Fanny Hellgren (May 2019, Belgrade)

Recorded in the garage of Artemis Residency, Zagreb
sounds featured are:-
air conditioning
garage door slam
garage door lock
drain pipe
garage door springs
percussive hits on garage door

Artemis Garage

Houses II

The house that was growing, 
while you were cooking,
had too much concrete,
too many doors  and 
too many crevices
to become a home.

It had too many walls,
against which anger and sadness were banging,
without being flushed through the drain.

The silence of long afternoons,
needles knitting by themselves,
chamber pots motionless under the beds. 

There were no blankets woollen enough
to cover the winter evenings
and mornings that followed.

The switched on lights were signals falling through.
Slides of words were bouncing off big heavy carpets
like dust
on the floor.

Words: Manca Klun
Sounds: Alessandro De Oliveira Bastos

Houses II

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Croatian multi-media artist Petra Mrša with whom I spoke over Skype, between Sydney and Rijeka, on 30th April 2020 during the Covid19 lock downs.

I was drawn to Petra’s work after coming across her multi-disciplinary propositional works ‘Rehearsing Family’ and ‘What about the body?’ both of which were particularly relevant now that our homes became our universe and the technology took over our bodies in unprecedented ways.

I was interested to talk to Petra, who holds degree in sociology, psychology and photography, about the body in the time of social distancing and online streaming; what direction might art take after the Covid; and how might our relation to nature be affected by it all.

Around 56'00'', we also spoke about a 'voice rally' project Petra initiated during the Covid19 lockdowns. This project is now completed and available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-219510566/sets/message

For the full transcript of the podcast with Petra see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-with-petra-mrsa

Sounds used in the podcast:
- excerpt from Kompost 3 feat. Mira Lu Kovacs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57snfRG-XgA&feature=emb_title)
- excerpt from Petra Mrsa's audio installation 'Chapters of Attachment' (http://petramrsa.com/portfolio/chapters-of-attachment/)

You can follow Petra Mrsa's practice here:
Website: petramrsa.com
Instagram: @petramrsa

Conversation with artist Petra Mrša(April 2020, Sydney/Rijeka via Skype)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Belgrade-based filmmaker, performer, and video-artist Anja Dimitrijević recorded via Skype on 17th May 2020 during the Covid19 lock downs.

We speak about the online education, performances, connections, and new art languages that are emerging as a consequence of physical distancing. 

We enquired about the state of our bodies in increasingly digitised world and what are some of the ways to keep our bodies and our senses alive and active while engaged with the screen.

We also spoke about Anja’s recent dance video ‘Blokovi’, made during the social isolation and featuring the building and the neighbourhood in which she grew up and where she currently lives. The film is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4hD9xbq6A&list=UUaeBBG2VBDbhD6gQhFHV8ow&index=1

Towards the very end of the podcast, I ask Anja to describe the Covid19 experience in three words. I was also curious to know what are her hopes for the future and where would she like to see the humanity go.

For the full transcript of the podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-anja-dimitrijevic

Sounds used in the podcast:
- Буерак - Страсть к Курению (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxLYYf5bz0M&list=LLaeBBG2VBDbhD6gQhFHV8ow&index=12&t=0s)
- Soundscape from Anja Dimitrijevic's video 'Blokovi', created by Anja Dimitrijevic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4hD9xbq6A&list=UUaeBBG2VBDbhD6gQhFHV8ow&index=1)
- Dorian Gray, 'Tonemo u Mrak', 1985 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EwyMjRYkXA)

You can follow Anja's practice here:
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user54244873
Instagram: @elesmera

Conversation with artist Anja Dimitrijevic (May 2020, Sydney/Belgrade)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Melbourne-based theatre and performance maker Mish Grigor whom I Skyped on 20th August 2020 during the second wave of Covid19 lockdowns and shortly after her first ever digital performance titled 'Wasting Wasting Wasting Time' performed as part of Taipei's ADAM.

In this podcast Mish and I talk about her experience of performing via zoom - what were surprises, what challenges, and how does she feel about the liveness and the intimacy of the ‘in real life’ or ‘in person’ theatre being replaced by the digital interface. Can the same or a similar level of intimacy be achieved online? 

The question we keep asking is: are we rushing to go online and therefore missing on an opportunity to slow down, rest, and cultivate deeper thoughts? Is speeding up in order to adjust and catch up with changes, blurring the clarity of our vision? Could ‘wasting time’ and doing nothing be the most responsible thing to do right now? And what do we even have in mind when we suggest that time could be wasted? 

For the full transcript of the podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-mish-grigor

This podcast was produced on the stolen lands of the people of Eora and Kulin nations, traditional custodians of the country and we pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging.

Conversation with performance maker Mish Grigor (August 2020, Sydney/Melbourne)

This Artemis Projects podcast is with Australian artist Elia Bosshard, whose conceptual art practice is informed by her interest in the relationship between the body and space and the impact of spatial configurations and constructed environments on our perception and our intercorporeal behaviour. 

Big words! But basically, we will be speaking about the impact that spaces have on our emotional, physical, and mental states. 

What is the difference between spaces of safety and spaces of control is, for example, one of Elia’s field of enquiry which is particularly relevant to our current Covid19 context. 

In this podcast, we will also consider the importance of open spaces, such as vast horizons, on our creativity and our ability to imagine, to think beyond existing frameworks.

For the full transcript of the podcast see: https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-elia-bosshard

This podcast was produced on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respect to their elders past, present, and future. It is our hope to learn from their wisdom on cultivating and caring for the land.

For more about Elia's practice see: https://www.eliabosshard.com/

Music credit: Filter Flute from Nexus Destiny by Utility

Conversation with artist Elia Bosshard (September 2020, Sydney)

A conversation with Sydney-based artist Victoria Hempstead whose work is a dialogue between the intention of the artist and the agency of the material; a reminder of the limit of our human control and certainty. 

We speak about:

- her fascination with metal and ephemerality
- intuition and importance of slowing down
- connection between confidence and the value-systems
- role of beauty in dealing with trauma
- fine line between resting and falling into lethargy
- value of collaboration and creative conversations
- embracing mistakes and the importance of playfulness
- notepads, voice memos, and dream diaries

For the full transcript of the podcast see: www.artemisprojects.com.au/conversations/podcast-victoria-hempstead

This podcast was produced on the Gadigal land of Eora nation, traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respect to their elders past, present, and future. It is our hope to learn from their wisdom on cultivating and caring for the land.

For more about Victoria's practice see: https://www.victoriahempstead.com/

Music credits: 
- an excerpt from 'Tihilele' by Les filles de Illighadad
- an excerpt from 'Galop' by Lena Platonos

Conversation with visual artist Victoria Hempstead (October 2020, Sydney)

PODCAST-CONVERSATIONS with artists and art theorists, from visual to performing arts, discussing conceptual frameworks and philosophical outlooks. Also some SOUND-COLLAGES, assembled together on variety of themes, such as: sleep, silence, intuition, collaboration, failure, and more. 

Available via iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artemis-projects/id1462300886

PRODUCER & HOST: Ira Ferris (https://www.artemisprojects.com.au/projects-ira-ferris)

Interview with Serbian artist Marija Bjekic (April 2019, Belgrade)

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