Events & Entertainment
Tonight Sept 9th at 7:00pm – Slipway to the Galaxies
- Share
- Tweet /home/eastcork/public_html/wdir/wp-content/plugins/mvp-social-buttons/mvp-social-buttons.php on line 68
https://www.cobhedition.com/wdir/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/siriousofficial.jpg&description=Tonight Sept 9th at 7:00pm – Slipway to the Galaxies', 'pinterestShare', 'width=750,height=350'); return false;" title="Pin This Post">
Sirius Arts Centre Cobh County Cork
presents
Slipway to the Galaxies – New Works by Swiss Artist/Performer Charlotte Hug
Opening reception Thursday 9 September 7:00pm (Special performance at 8:00PM) – Exhibition runs until Sunday 3 October
Slipway to the Galaxies audio-visual, Son-icons and sound installation is inspired by the Cork Dockyard in Rushbrooke which captivated Charlotte Hug during her residencies in Ireland which have been ongoing since 2005 with organisations such as ArtTrail and Sirius Arts Centre. Sound and the body interacting with external space, is what drives Swiss artist, Charlotte Hug to create installations and perform concerts of music and sound. Working with a combination of viola and voice, she creates a third kind of sound quality. Through a retuning and re-stringing of the viola, Hug brings physicality to the sounds she creates. Charlotte is known for her solo performances in distinctive locations such as the ice tunnels of the Rhône glacier, the half demolished bunker in Berlin Humboldthain, the House of Detention – a 250 year old former prison in Farringdon in London, the hot healing sulphur springs beneath the former luxury hotel of Verenahof in Baden, Switzerland and the dockyard in Cobh on the Irish Atlantic coast.
Hug seeks to develop instrumental techniques to their fullest possible extent, which includes the soft bow technique, by means of which she can play up to eight voices on her instrument. She plays a viola made by J.G. Thir in 1763. She also specializes in combining the sounds of viola and voice. What has resulted is an unmistakable and distinct tonal language. Charlotte Hug is member of the “London Improvisers Orchestra”, and founded the Stellari String Quartet, a string quartet with the leading British exponents of free improvisation Philipp Wachsmann, Marcio Mattos and John Edwards. She has collaborated with composers of the ICST: Institute for Computer music and Sound Technology, Martin Neukom, José López Montes, the photographer and film maker Alberto Venzago, the actor André Jung and the theatre and opera director Jossi Wieler. She collaborates with performers such as Joan Jeanrenaud, Maggie Nicols, Barry Guy, Phil Minton, Larry Ochs, Evan Parker, Elliott Sharp.
Special thanks to John Brennan and from the Cork Dockyard George Smith and Joe Forde, Art Trail for the artist residency in 2005 and Sirius in 2008, Pro Helvetica and Stadt Zurich Kulture for their financial support.
Gallery hours:
Wednesday to Friday 11AM- 5pm/Saturday and Sunday 2pm to 5pm – Mon& Tues Closed.
-
Local News4 days ago
Lusitania Commemoration events to take place in Cobh on Monday 6th May
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Cyclists of all abilities encouraged to join Fort2Fort Charity Cycle 2024Saturday, 8th June
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Crosshaven RNLI Assist Two on Disabled Yacht
-
Announcements2 weeks ago
Cobh Youth & Social Projects CLG have the following vacancies
-
Events & Entertainment2 weeks ago
SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE: COMMISSION: Aikaterini Gegisian
-
Sport1 week ago
John O’Shea extended as Interim Head Coach for June window
-
Local News2 days ago
Get to Know Cobh Library
-
Local Soccer2 days ago
RESULT: Cobh Ramblers 2-1 Bray Wanderers
-
Announcements2 days ago
Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club next meeting Monday 13th May
-
Local News2 days ago
‘Paint Your Town Red’ – Up to €60,000 Worth of Paint to Be Given to Local Communities‘