The whispers of the city of Lucerne
For the project "The Place of Whispers" in a performance series by Lucerne Festival, the American sound artist David Bithell collects the whispers of the city of Lucerne. The project concludes with the performance of compositions with the help of a whispering choir. Anyone who wants to can whisper along.
At various stations in public spaces, Bithell uses interactive sound sculptures to record people's dreams, wishes and desires. They form the basis for a composition, which in turn is performed in a series of performances.
"The Place of Whispers" is part of the SOUNDZZ.Z.ZZZ...Z competition organized by the Lucerne Museum of Art and the Lucerne Festival. Following the call for artists sent out at the end of 2013, around 60 applications were received by January 2014. After assessment by a jury of experts, Bithell (*1976) was chosen as the winner. His project impressed the jury "with its unique blend of music, performance and intervention in public space".
Inspired by the theme of "psyche", Bithell's artistic interest for the project with the poetic title lies in the relationship between conscious and unconscious sounds, perceptions and experiences. David Bithell is developing five interactive sound sculptures and a website in order to collect wishes that are otherwise often kept secret.
In the city of Lucerne, Bithell wanders from place to place with his sculptures. At the same time, you can discover his secrets on the website www.placeofwhispers.com reveal. Bithell uses the material collected over several weeks for five performances. The whispers of the people who take part in the project, who whisper into the sculptures and tell their dreams, are composed into a new soundscape.
David Bithell relies on the support of a whispering choir to perform his compositions. Interested parties can register at info@kunstmuseumluzern.ch register for this.
More info: www.placeofwhispers.com
