Curious to learn more about the Goethe Pop Up's current exhibition, Ankersentrum (surviving in the ruinous ruin)? Curator Franciska Zólyom and composer Elnaz Seyedi will offer insight into the project and the collaborative process involved in creating the multimedia installation of Ankersentrum for the 2019 Venice Biennale and its centerpiece, the sound composition tribute to whistle.

The audio work  tribute to whistle is the centerpiece of  Ankersentrum (surviving in the ruinous ruin) by Natascha Sadr Haghighian and incorporates the compositions of six musicians. Each contribution uses the piercing tone of a whistle as the main musical instrument and draws inspiration from its function as a tool for communication and self-defense. In Venice, the sound composition was played through loudspeakers that were part of a high and intricate scaffolding structure; at the Goethe Pop Up, tribute to whistle can be experienced individually as an audio station via headphones.

The conversation will be moderated by Kansas City artist and professor Caitlin Horsmon and will take place live on Zoom, Thursday June 17th at 12:00 pm CDT. Registration is required.

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Photo Credits: Franciska Zólyom (top left) © Alexandra Ivanciu|Elnaz Seyedi (top right) © Roya Noorinezhad | Caitlin Horsmon (bottom left) © Caitlin Horsmon | Record cover © Maziyar Pahlevan