Quivering Stillness (2016-)
Even though we can not hear them in a literal sense, the present is always to some degree infused with and infected by the echoes of the past.
In the places affected by tragic events, these echoes seem somewhat much more detectable. What is presently aural therein seems not so much representative
of the current, but rather misrepresentative of the gone and absent. Even though sounds such as human laughters and bird chirping refurnish the atmosphere,
these places seem to resist this enforcement of a new identity; they reject the condition of today and instead remain stubbornly suspended somewhere between
the gone and the present
Performed through the means of sound, photo and video recording, Quivering Stillness is an ongoing exploration and documentation of sites affected by military conflicts,
political unrest and ruination. The project can be followed on
para-archives.net
The project takes different forms such as performative lectures and sound performances.
It was presented at the closing event of the Living Archives research project at Malmö Museum in April 2018.
An essay about the project entitled 'Eyes that Listen, Ears that See: The Para-Archive of Quivering Stillness' was published
in 'Soundsites. Experiments in Sound and Place' published by Public Art Dialogs, Francis & Taylor in the Spring 2019.
Read here
Plaszow concentration camp in Krakow
Former Jewish Ghetto in Krakow, Poland
Radio tower in Gliwice, Poland
Former Olympic facilities, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former Olympic facilities, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former Olympic facilities, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flak towers (Flaktürme) in Vienna, Austria
Flak towers (Flaktürme) in Vienna, Austria
Liban quarry in Krakow, Poland
Liban quarry in Krakow, Poland
Fort Pre-Giroud, Le Day, Switzerland