Anthropophagic Myths, Biopiracy and Opera in the Amazon / Klaus Spiess (AT), Emanuel Gollob (AT)/Photo: vog.photo

Anthropophagic Myths, Biopiracy and Opera in the Amazon

Klaus Spiess (AT), Emanuel Gollob (AT), George Kounoupias (GB)

POSTCITY, Bunker
Wed 4. Sep 2024 11:00 – 11:10

Psychogeographies of Hope

The vibrational needs of microbes consume the voice of a tenor, inspired by an anthropophagic myth from the Amazon. The tenor sings inside a large hollow cylinder filled with his microbiota. Vibrations from the singing are transmitted to the microbes and influenced by their needs. These altered sounds are then played through a phonograph. The audience perceives these vibrations via haptic transmitters, gaining insight into a vocal aspect reflecting the diversity of the species.

Language: EN, DE

Bios

  • Photo: Daniel Sostaric

    Emanuel Gollob

    AT

    Emanuel Gollob investigates relations between the perceptions of AIs, robots and humans. Since 2020, he has been a PhD candidate at the University of Arts Linz. In 2023, he was a guest artist at the ZKM Karlsruhe and became EMAP residence artist at the WRO Art Center. His work has recently been exhibited at Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, Washington DC (2021); Science Gallery Melbourne (2021); Art Science Museum Singapore (2022) and HEK Basel (2023).

  • George Kounoupias

    GB

    The British tenor George Kounoupias began his artistic career on stages across Great Britain. After moving to Austria, he graduated with honors from the MDW. He has performed solo concerts on multiple continents and collaborated with Markus Hadulla, Roger Vignoles, Sir Simon Rattle, Gerald Finley, Neil Shicoff, and Sonya Yoncheva. Kounoupias has also benefited from the mentorship of Sir Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager, and Ramon Vargas.

  • Photo: Klaus Spiess

    Klaus Spiess

    AT

    Klaus Spiess has been directing the Arts in Medicine Program at the Vienna Medical University as an associate professor and he has been developing hybrid performances, which have been shown at the Click Festival Helsingör, Muffatwerk Munich, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Beall Center of Arts and Technology, Irvine, the Onassis Cultural Center, Athens and he was awarded at the Prix Ars Electronica. He has published at Performance Research, The Lancet, Leonardo, Technoetic Arts, etc.

Credits

Electroacoustics, Sound: Paul Gründorfer / Mechatronics: Jürgen Ropp / Voice, Tenor Singer: George Kounoupias, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna / Dramaturgy, Choreography: Lucie Strecker, University of Applied Arts, Vienna / Auditive Anthropology: Hans-Jürgen Hauptmann / Phonography: Christoph Freidhöfer / Microbiology: Mehrta Shirzadian, Mark Rinnerthaler, Heribert Insam

Austrian Science Fund, AR 687 PEEK, Medical University of Vienna, University of Applied Arts Vienna