https://panophilia.net Panophilia Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:17 +0000 https://panophilia.net en https://panophilia.net/Front-page Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:13 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/Front-page <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/613cf0a772fb5717047215532cd0bb84161ffbe5cbce02ceef077fbe0f201d53/IMG_9355.jpeg" data-mid="242443404" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/613cf0a772fb5717047215532cd0bb84161ffbe5cbce02ceef077fbe0f201d53/IMG_9355.jpeg" /> An orchestral swarm performance&nbsp; Curated by Sebastian Gäbel Panophilia is a performance project where visual artists, musicians and performers collectively create a site-specific piece beyond the notion of result/product but rather explore the process in itself. They act as a creative human swarm rather than a group of individuals. The idea: how to achieve the dissolution of physical, mental, and genre boundaries by creating something together. The happening is the outcome, there will be no product to sell. Instead, the process of producing art and live music collectively and being the productive body becomes the actual artwork. <img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ec38b55a65f98a6a1d284dda59a5c5d336e399c84f9c58e911962fa7938f355/KYMAT_live.jpg" data-mid="141310167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/6ec38b55a65f98a6a1d284dda59a5c5d336e399c84f9c58e911962fa7938f355/KYMAT_live.jpg" /> <img width="3072" height="3072" width_o="3072" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff7ede5d9c39bad7eecb96db2bfccfbbf10bf10805ed8a840ea5a3fef302fece/Enid-Valu_cv_square.JPG" data-mid="141310204" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff7ede5d9c39bad7eecb96db2bfccfbbf10bf10805ed8a840ea5a3fef302fece/Enid-Valu_cv_square.JPG" /> <img width="1632" height="1632" width_o="1632" height_o="1632" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d145d51f57f73a476614e483264c6251a7ab43daa979519653f068c9177cf705/Lisen-Rylander-Love-square.jpg" data-mid="141310298" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d145d51f57f73a476614e483264c6251a7ab43daa979519653f068c9177cf705/Lisen-Rylander-Love-square.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="4000" width_o="4000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98d04c29a7d36baa5347d1a15218b1b766a0ebaf289eb6049356bda0f2bcea8e/Daniel-LA-cropped.jpg" data-mid="141310870" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98d04c29a7d36baa5347d1a15218b1b766a0ebaf289eb6049356bda0f2bcea8e/Daniel-LA-cropped.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c5165305eeede26c992b349f5c6c90c5101055114c441db93994c871c4e74c8/IMG_9397.jpeg" data-mid="242443405" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c5165305eeede26c992b349f5c6c90c5101055114c441db93994c871c4e74c8/IMG_9397.jpeg" /> Process over product The objective is to challenge the notion of an individual artist producing an individual work of art or piece of music, and instead to regard the process of collectively producing music and, moreover, experiencing this process as the actual artwork. The quality of this artwork can no longer be defined in terms of a tangible or audible result; the series of actions taken on the way, and how everyone experiences them, define its quality. The audience is invited to participate in this interdisciplinary exercise. They are welcome to get involved in activities, get themselves heard and become part of the swarm. The conventional delineation between performer and attendee will be abolished. We no longer distinguish between stage, orchestra, white cube, parking lot, and dancefloor. The event is walkable all around. Sight, sound, scent, locale, and people become one. There are no guest stars – everyone’s a guest, everyone’s a star. Two days / 20 hours of flow Over the course of two days, the swarm will turn the site into a multidimensional, living walk-in installation with abundant sonic properties. The installation and its live sound change constantly, depending on the dynamics of the day. The only constant factor is the constant change that takes place – site and personnel are in fluxus and what happens one moment may not happen ever again. The event is open to the public Thursday May 26th 12:00–20:00 and Friday May 27th 12:00–21:00. There is no starting point or finish line, the audience may come and go as they please. The producers encourage attendees to actively participate in the creative process. The audience is not merely a recipient, they invent the event together with the artists rather than just consuming a show. <img width="1417" height="1984" width_o="1417" height_o="1984" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b47ab40bcbf10869ccc8a05095ab84018d50da95bedaf4f58d5f356ecba11a72/Panophilia-poster-v09.jpg" data-mid="141837540" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b47ab40bcbf10869ccc8a05095ab84018d50da95bedaf4f58d5f356ecba11a72/Panophilia-poster-v09.jpg" /> Beyond bordersHow do borders affect us? How isolated do we want to be, as a person, as a group, as a city, as a country? What happens when we decide to trust a stranger? Who do we let in, and on what conditions? Who gets to join ”the Union”? Can we counteract the current panophobia (the ”fear of everything”) and look beyond the myth of ”the nation” or ”our culture”? When is resistance to border policies considered arbitrary conduct and when is it an ethical duty? When do we need borders and do they succeed in defending a sovereign territory? With Panophilia (literally the ”love for everything”), we want to contribute to the discourse around the notion of ”boundary”, and what rights and restrictions are connected with it. Deeper yet, how come we even perceive ourselves as individuals? Just like ”no man is an island entirely of itself”, an organism comprising billions of cells can hardly claim to be one individual. Are we not composed of parts, i.e. dividual? On that basis, does it matter that you and I inhabit different bodies and think with different minds? Why not – at least for two days – start perceiving ourselves as one and transcend the notion of ”self” altogether? Historically, mystics have reported experiencing a state of transcendance, by which they meant a sensation of unity – with fellow humans, nature, a greater force, a deity. In our agnostic era of individualism, is there even the necessity of a communal experience? What are its implications? DénouementWith Panophilia, the contributors will accomplish the paradoxical mission of being the masterminds of the performance piece, yet abolishing themselves in the process and producing an artwork that will never be assigned to them. Since the performance has multiple authors, it becomes, by definition, an item of the common good. It no longer belongs to a single person or corporation but transcends the idea of ownership and power. Also, since the process is more important than the result, it never matters what is being built, performed, explored, shown, and experienced. The fact that it is built, performed, explored, shown, and experienced together exceeds the ’what’. In that sense, Panophilia both creates and discards itself. Panophilia is kindly supported by Swedish Arts Council / Kulturrådet&nbsp;City of Gothenburg / Göteborgs Stad https://panophilia.net/Mobile-header Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:14 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/Mobile-header Lorem Ipsum 724 Information https://panophilia.net/Christina-Vantzou Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:15 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/Christina-Vantzou Christina Vantzou <img width="2500" height="1696" width_o="2500" height_o="1696" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e8f3a38ff5b5aa256de80449b4ade28541bfb9a8f951894088441ae75b0216b/Christina-Vantzou.jpg" data-mid="138179883" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e8f3a38ff5b5aa256de80449b4ade28541bfb9a8f951894088441ae75b0216b/Christina-Vantzou.jpg" />Photo by Julie Calbert Christina Vantzou is a Missouri native of Greek descent who resides in Brussels. Smoothly navigating the waters between music and visual art, Vantzou’s hybrid practice includes composing, experimental filmmaking, and designing immersive live performances. Working with classical ensembles, virtual instruments, synthesizers and MIDI, Vantzou’s sound world blurs and fuses the line between modern-classical and ambient, while touching on drone, minimalism and left field electronic genres. She combines digital and analog modes of making and is influenced by a myriad of disciplines including art history, architecture, archeology, metaphysics, philosophy, and geology. Transient areas of sleeping, dreaming, and memory have influenced her unique and often surreal audiovisual language. Her visceral recordings and performances are often ‘deep listening’ experiences characterized by a ‘loosening of time.’ Vantzou’s work has been released by Kranky, Shelter Press, Commend Here, Ghostly International, Soundwalk Collective, Séance Centre, and Edições CN. instagram.com/christinavantzou christinavantzou.com facebook.com/christinavantzou https://panophilia.net/The-String-Theory Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:15 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/The-String-Theory The String Theory <img width="5616" height="3744" width_o="5616" height_o="3744" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70b762a37a04cf978be3927c3217b6c96a9b2eddce820be4b49dc8ad2d50621a/The-String-Theory.jpg" data-mid="138182205" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70b762a37a04cf978be3927c3217b6c96a9b2eddce820be4b49dc8ad2d50621a/The-String-Theory.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbdeeddaaa311c030ab41ed4de17bb3389be6c81869ba9ef14573b825b7296c4/The-String-Theory-photo-by-Kim-Svensson.jpg" data-mid="139913118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dbdeeddaaa311c030ab41ed4de17bb3389be6c81869ba9ef14573b825b7296c4/The-String-Theory-photo-by-Kim-Svensson.jpg" /> <img width="3543" height="3300" width_o="3543" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96d0481c6d4d460567248af166d30f020d7b6ccc386cc29a0a18d1c2e8f7b871/The-String-Theory-portraits.jpg" data-mid="139914989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96d0481c6d4d460567248af166d30f020d7b6ccc386cc29a0a18d1c2e8f7b871/The-String-Theory-portraits.jpg" /> Maverick artist collective The String Theory from Berlin and Gothenburg explores the outskirts of contemporary classical and electronic music and the uncharted post-genre territory in between. The ensemble has toured the USA and Europe five times with long-term collaborator José González, distilling their inexorable spirit into rapturous live concerts that garnered critical praise. One of the group’s five albums – “Sekou Andrews &amp; The String Theory” – was nominated for a Grammy 2020. Other artistic collaborations include Wildbirds &amp; Peacedrums, Anna von Hausswolff, Robot Koch, Brandt Brauer Frick, Amanda Bergman, vōx and Addie Hamilton. This supergroup comprises Ben Lauber, a multiple award-winning composer, arranger and sound artist who studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen; Chérie, a visual artist and vocalist with roots in Luxembourg; PC Nackt, a composer and producer with numerous high-profile collabs under his belt – film scores for Wim Wenders, operas for Schorsch Kamerun, record productions and composer credits for artists such as fellow-Berliner Apparat. Sebastian Gäbel, a Swedish-German guitarist, vocalist and producer with background in curating performing arts events; Nathalie Barusta Gäbel, a Swedish-French vocalist and creative director; and Daniel Schröteler, percussionist, jazz drummer and sound artist.&nbsp; The String Theory will release their new single&nbsp;“Glow” on Friday May 27, 2022, coincing with the second day of Panophilia. wearethestringtheory.org instagram.com/wearethestringtheory https://panophilia.net/Christoffer-Berg Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:16 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/Christoffer-Berg Christoffer Berg <img width="2000" height="1439" width_o="2000" height_o="1439" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ab170b421b1fd7e08afc199c835e0653eb1cc01c1e9ab61ada4d25f0be0ee98/Christoffer-Berg-by-unknown-phographer-.jpg" data-mid="138288319" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ab170b421b1fd7e08afc199c835e0653eb1cc01c1e9ab61ada4d25f0be0ee98/Christoffer-Berg-by-unknown-phographer-.jpg" /> Composer, writer, producer and programmer Christoffer Berg is one of the most prolific creative forces the city of Gothenburg has produced. His groundbreaking work with Depeche Mode, Fever Ray and Robyn has proven highly influential around the world and his tireless desire to explore the technical and artistic possibilities of electronic music production has lead to remarkable discoveries and the Australian Rolling Stone calling him ‘a Swedish icon’. instagram.com/christofferberg https://panophilia.net/Kymat Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:16 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/Kymat Kymat&nbsp;<img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbf8fd9bbf63d1c714bcfe74e5f22c2ea82de4056c32c438fe27f346d8126ce4/KYMAT_live.jpg" data-mid="138287869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/fbf8fd9bbf63d1c714bcfe74e5f22c2ea82de4056c32c438fe27f346d8126ce4/KYMAT_live.jpg" /> Hamburg-based music producer and video artist Kymat explores the principle of cymatics – the science of visualizing sound in matter – wherein sound waves are translated into water ripples, forming intricately vibrating geometric shapes. His immersive performances that carry the audience into meditative spheres were celebrated at Art Basel Hongkong, Milan Design Week and Nuit Blanche in Paris. In his latest series of performances, Kymat made music with plants, hooking them up to electrodes that transmit the minute electric currents emanating from the floral entities to a cymatics installation that displayed the detected frequencies and vibrations. The most common experience in a Kymat performance is an almost synesthetic notion of seeing with one’s ears and hearing with one’s eyes. instagram.com/kymat_official facebook.com/kymat kymat.de https://panophilia.net/String-Quartet Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:17 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/String-Quartet String Quartet&nbsp; <img width="4000" height="4000" width_o="4000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a48803bd4dfde854782010fd48d9ca3a201e05766c54c8cc3b139d71989d5916/Alexandre-color-coo.jpg" data-mid="141311636" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a48803bd4dfde854782010fd48d9ca3a201e05766c54c8cc3b139d71989d5916/Alexandre-color-coo.jpg" /><img width="1561" height="1561" width_o="1561" height_o="1561" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6c73c0ec737c6b58c921ceda422e571cc217dc140ece6ca10c4a15d5e9cc94af/Mimmi.jpg" data-mid="141312477" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6c73c0ec737c6b58c921ceda422e571cc217dc140ece6ca10c4a15d5e9cc94af/Mimmi.jpg" /><img width="3465" height="3465" width_o="3465" height_o="3465" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/992445fb159660aa27f228896bcf4f13003c0be6c93baf7b13d50a4cec7573d1/Alma.jpg" data-mid="141311640" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/992445fb159660aa27f228896bcf4f13003c0be6c93baf7b13d50a4cec7573d1/Alma.jpg" /><img width="1782" height="1782" width_o="1782" height_o="1782" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/553fe4b1897625a4322ea7acd51f6f0a2c1265b045f6e1f72d45574a56ddf1fc/Maja.jpg" data-mid="141312939" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/553fe4b1897625a4322ea7acd51f6f0a2c1265b045f6e1f72d45574a56ddf1fc/Maja.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; Alexandre Contout Doan Van – violin Emelie Molander – violin Alma Möller – viola Maja Molander – cello https://panophilia.net/Press Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:20:17 +0000 Panophilia https://panophilia.net/Press Panophilia press release (Swedish)&nbsp;︎︎︎&nbsp;︎ Panophilia concept (English) ︎︎︎ ︎ Digital flyer pdf ︎︎︎ ︎ Digital flyer jpg ︎︎︎ ︎ <img width="1417" height="1984" width_o="1417" height_o="1984" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17eaef9ce57a028e8db8ca5bea69f65409d12e11957c219be6b769dfea1340aa/Panophilia-poster-v09.jpg" data-mid="141837552" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17eaef9ce57a028e8db8ca5bea69f65409d12e11957c219be6b769dfea1340aa/Panophilia-poster-v09.jpg" />