Hedvig Jalhed
Manager
Unfinished Business
Author
Summary, in English
How can microsocial rituals connected to a specific site be used as interaction templates for artistic purposes? And how can we distort such rituals artistically in order to make them memorable events? As artists, we regard distortion as the process that gives character and distinction to things and situations, as well as something that confuses and enriches information and interpretation. Through examples emerging from the operatic production Chronos’ Bank of Memories (2019–2022), set in empty shop stores with interacting visitors, we have recalled and fleshed out issues of rituality with distorted proportions. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, its production was interrupted and later on revived, which affected the work. This exposition covers aspects of both our artistic practice in general and this particular opera’s tendency to encompass distorted rituals. Commentary texts, images, and audio/video clips are arranged into an introduction and then three thematic strands in order to offer a reasoned overview of our work process.
Publishing year
2023-03-14
Language
English
Publication/Series
VIS Nordic Journal of Artistic Research
Issue
9
Links
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Stockholm University of the Arts
Topic
- Music
Keywords
- opera
- interaction design
- rituality
- distortion
- memories
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2003-024X