AXTMANBRILLA
is brought by
BRILLA CONSULTING GMBH & CO.KG, GERMANY
in collaboration with
MARKETING & CONSULTING DI GIULIA KASCINA, ITALY
Sound sculpture by Stephan Hüsch
Composition and clarinet improvisation by Stephan Hüsch and Ulrich Hackenbruch
We can't really reinvent anything, so nature has often been used as a model to create works of art. But it is neither in a mere imitation relationship, nor is it easy to grasp beyond its materiality and mediality what constitutes the respective more.
The hanging sound sculpture in the garden of the Sophienkirche, under which passers-by are invited to listen to a clarinet quintet for two nightingales, two blackbirds and a dove, explores our relationship to nature. Birds have been a recurring inspiration in music history; an inspiration for this work is the 3rd movement from "Quatuor pour la fin du Temps" by Olivier Messiaen. This composition for clarinet is also initially based on real bird voices; likewise, the form of the sculpture is based on the amplitude of the respective bird call phrases.
The multiple translations ultimately form the score for the sound sculpture and contribute to changing the interplay of our acoustic and visual perception. The work also draws attention to what is not (no longer) heard and focuses on the relationship between silence and sound. It creates an in-between space both spatially and acoustically.
Stephan Hüsch
Stephan Hüsch (* July 12, 1966 in Cologne) is a German sculptor and multimedia artist. After attending for textile design in Cologne, he trained as a stonemason and sculptor in Cologne and Berlin. From 1989 to 1991 he attended the Berlin University of the Arts and in 1997/98 he studied multimedia. After a stay abroad in New Zealand (2003- 2006) he returned to Berlin in 2007.
Stephan Hüsch works primarily with the media of sculpture, video, animation and interactive applications. His sculptures range from video and sound sculptures, in which he integrates sound, language and videos into sculptures, to mobilées and graphic wall works. He develops some of his sculptural - but especially his interactive works - as exhibits for scientific exhibitions.
