FERMENT – LIVE & FREE

In the organizer's words:

Thu 11.12. / Admission 7 pm / Start 8 pm / Free admission
Ferment - LIVE / FREE
Berg / Bünnagel / Lautermann
Experimental sound art / noise

In their performances, Frauke Berg, Julia Bünnagel and Anja Lautermann develop astonishing approaches to sound textures that are based on compositional structures of "new music" on the one hand, and on the other produce seemingly architectural constructions or are built up from improvisational elements. Microphoned objects, synthetic and electronic sounds, classical, self-made analog and digital instruments, sampled fragments, prepared records and the human voice create their own inner mechanics.

Noises, eccentric rhythms, voice and experimental melodies form the repetitive hypnotic sound of the three musicians. Expansive noise melts into finely chiseled, minimalist atmospheres that grow into menacingly rough, rumbling beats - creating a fascinating musical bastard of performance, modern electronic music, sound generation experiments and idiosyncratic house music.

In their performances, Berg/Bünnagel/Lautermann use sound-artistic means to address fundamental questions of togetherness, demarcation, stability, changeability, permeability, dominance, but also trust, solidarity and individuality - in order to question different perspectives, patterns and visions with regard to complex contexts through this artistic practice. Her performances are always forays into new, individual sounds and structures that open up exciting approaches for listeners from a wide range of backgrounds.

Frauke Berg lives in Düsseldorf and is a visual artist and experimental musician (electro/acoustic). She has created drawings, radio works, digital animations, installations and performances in various collaborations and contexts. Her main interest lies in in-situ work and communication. As the initiator of the "Hallraum Projekt", she invited positions between sound and visual art into the public space. In the process, questions of "togetherness" in space were repeatedly negotiated and made visible.

Julia Bünnagel is a sculptor, sound performer and installation artist. The physical processing and development of material is always the basis of her work, whether in sound, typography, sculpture or installation. She describes her artistic work as "KlangBildHauerei", as her sculptural and physical work is always audible and visible.
is always audible and visible.

Anja Lautermann lives, teaches and works as a sound artist and musician in Düsseldorf. Her work is characterized by elements of electronic and electro-acoustic music, but also references to musique concrète, classical and new music, as well as the use of conventional instruments, electronics, recordings and microphoned everyday objects.

LIVE & FREE is supported by:
Landesmusikrat NRW
Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia