Location: Museumsquartier Halle G
Kunsthalle Wien and Wien Modern present the Austrian premier of Florian Hecker’s text-sound pieces Chimerization (2011/2012) and Synthetic Hinge (2014–2016).
Program
Florian Hecker: Chimerization(2011–2012) – 32 min 30 sec
Libretto by Reza Negarestani. Featuring the voices of Javier Anguera, Joan Jonas, Anna Kohler, Stephen Prina. Voices recorded by Florian Hecker at the Sensory Communication Group, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, as well as at the Bose Corporation, Framingham.
Iannis Xenakis: S.709(1994) – 7 min 03 sec
Florian Hecker: Synthetic Hinge (2014–2016) – 28 min 00 sec
Libretto by Reza Negarestani. Synthetic voice developed by Rob Clark, Centre for Speech Technology Research, University of Edinburgh / original voice: Joan La Barbara, recorded by Florian Hecker at the Hearing Science Laboratory, City University of New York.
Tickets
Ticket prize: EUR 19
50% discount for youth members, students, apprentices and servicemen under the age of 26
10% discount for members of Ö1 Club
Free admission for Kunsthalle Wien Annual Ticket holders (depending on availability)
Free admission with “Zählkarte” for Wien Modern festival pass holders.