Sunday 12. and 19. July 2009, 14:00 - 21:00:
Pasajes - Quimera - Sound and Video Installation for the ohrenhoch (Premiere)
by Marisol Jimenez
Marisol Jimenez on "Pasajes - Quimera":
This installation consists of two main parts presented simultaneously in separate spaces – a 16-minute fixed multimedia piece that combines a stream of fragmented video images with electronic sounds, and a 30-minute acousmatic piece that develops the sound world presented in the video. In reference to the title, the first word “pasajes” has a two-fold metaphorical significance. On one hand, it means “fragments” as the visual and sonic elements are presented like shards of a fractured object. On the other it means “passages”, like openings or pathways that connect to a dream state, or “Quimera”. The sounds combine recordings of natural and urban environments with purely digital sounds, as well as several acoustic instruments and objects.
Marisol Jimenez
is a composer and experimental multidisciplinary artist from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Currently working towards a doctoral degree in composition at Stanford University, her output includes a number of chamber, electronic, and multimedia works, as well as collaborations with visual and video artists. Her music has been performed by ensembles including the Arditti String Quartet, Ensemble Surplus, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Intercontemporain, International Contemporary Ensemble, the Freiburger Barockorchester, Ensemble Octandre, and SfSound.
Marisol Jimenez