Proximity Music: ‘Fluid Anatomy’ by Ioana Vreme Moser

During Rewire Festival (April 4-6), once again Quartair will host the joint exhibition program by iii, Proximity Music: Echoes of Entropy. For this year, iii has selected artist Ioana Vreme Moser to present Fluid Anatomy at our project space.

installation ‘Fluid Anatomy’ by Ioana Vreme Moser. Photo by Dana LaMonda

Powered entirely by water and air, Ioana Vreme Moser’s Fluid Anatomy uses oscillators, valves, pumps, and connecting hoses to create a dynamic analogue installation responding to the environment of Quartair. Taking inspiration from mid-twentieth century “liquid computers” (powered by the flow of liquids), Vreme Moser highlights the beauty and resilience of this alternative computational model to question present-day technological narratives. As the installation passes from one rhythmic pattern to another, the public is invited to walk amongst fragile fluidic bodies and experience the intriguing play of forms and sounds that water and air produce.

Ioana Vreme Moser is a Romanian sound artist interested in hardware electronics, speculative research, and tactile experimentation. In her practice, she uses rough electronic processes to obtain different materialities of sound. She places electronic components and control voltages in different situations of interaction with her body, organic materials, and environmental stimuli. Vreme Moser’s works feature personal narrations and observations on the history of electronics, and their production chains, wastelands, and entanglements in the natural world.

The installation is produced and curated by singuhr projekte, with support of Musikfonds, Bezirksamt Pankow, Berlin. Technical support: Dorian Largen, Jan Rohmer, FabLab.ro. And special thanks for research support: Benjamin Bühling

Proximity Music: Echoes of Entropy presents a series of works that help us understand how chaos and entropy act as forces of creation and catalysts for change while critically examining their impact on our present-day world. Drawing inspiration from the second law of thermodynamics, where entropy signifies the inevitable drift towards disorder, the artists delve into the consequences of these forces on our environment, socio-political systems, and human interactions. Taking these complex and ephemeral relationships as their starting point, the participating artists make chaos tangible by navigating the complex interplay between disorder, chance, and creation. Rather than evoking fear, the works embrace unpredictability and the beauty of uncontrollability. Curated by Yannik Güldner, featuring works by Zimoun, Navid Navab, Natalia (Nika) Sorzano, Ioana Vreme Moser, Coralie Vogelaar, Chris Salter & Marije Baalman, Aura Satz.

Entrance to the Proximity Music exhibition is free. Opening hours: from 12:00 to 20:00.

Proximity Music is the joint exhibition program initiated by iii and Rewire. It seeks to connect music, architecture, technology, ritual, and play through physical experiences engaging with all the senses.

Full info: instrumentinventors.org/agenda/proximity-music-echoes-of-entropy

Second Breath: Myra-Ida van der Veen / Rewire Festival

Quartair proudly presents Myra-Ida van der Veen, performing during the Rewire Festival 2024. Curated by our member Mike Rijnierse, who has been coaching the artist / musician since last year, the performance Second Breath will be a site specific performance developed within the acoustics of Quartair. Second Breath will be shown 3 times per day during the festival, as part of Proximity Music – a program put together by iii.

‘Second Breath’ performance by Myra-Ida van der Veen, Rewire Festival 2024. Photo by Pieter Kers

Second Breath performance times:

Friday 5 April 14:00-14:30  |  17:00-17:30  |  20:30-21:00
Saturday 6 April 14:00-14:30  |  17:00-17:30  |  20:30-21:00
Sunday 7 April 14:00-14:30  |  17:00-17:30  |  20:30-21:00

Free entrance.
Limited number of seats per show: 40 (doors will be closed after the performance starts)

Second Breath is a performance that delves into the physicality of sound as it moves through the primal essence of the voice: the breath. Through this, the artist unravels the intricate relationship between the human body and the ethereal vibrations that emanate from within. When one sings, they fill their lungs with air. The air flows out, and by shaping different parts of their body, they create certain sounds: temporal voices, temporal breath. Drawing inspiration from the fascinating anatomy of frogs, van der Veen ingeniously crafts an environment that blurs the lines between choir, performance, and choreography.

Check out video documentation produced by iii/Tanja Busking:

Myra’s website: http://idamyraida.myportfolio.com
Rewire Festival: http://www.rewirefestival.nl/
Proximity Music: http://instrumentinventors.org/agenda/proximity-music-states-of-fragility

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With thanks to Rewire, Stroom Den Haag and iii