frei-raum.berlin is showing the exhibition series 8ight, which will feature sound art and audiovisual art installations, performances and artistic research. This series runs from April to November 2024, with eight sequential presentations, each characterised by the number of acoustic sources/speakers: from one in the first exhibition to eight in the last.

– on view

18.04.,Thursday, 16-20h

19.04., Friday, 16-20h

20.04., Saturday, 14-20h

LIVE PERFORMANCE

20.04.2024 start 20h

// KAYLA ELROD (US)

// Mark Ballyk (CA)

TEARS OF ICE by Ani Samperi (US) is a one-of-a-kind sound sculpture made from recycled resonating materials. Using the movement of water to revitalize these materials, the sculpture houses a large block of ice that drips from deep inside of an inverted oil barrel onto a silver platter, creating echoing sounds that resemble a cavern. The sculpture amplifies and distorts these sounds in an infinite feedback loop, where industrial materials trick the senses into an immersive experience in the natural world far away from urban civilization.

Saturday 20.04 will feature the individual performances of Kayla Elrod (US) and Mark Ballyk (CA). These performances compliment the piece in their use of metallic membranes — a gong and improvised percussion, respectively — engaging the listener along the threshold between hypnotic sustain and poetic disruption.