Antez: “No Es” [dekstrocentrično kroženje]
Published on October 27th, 2024Wednesday, 30th October 2024 at 20:00 in Cirkulacija 2, Ajdovščina subway Ljubljana
Antez: “No Es”
The sound sculptor, architect and percussionist from Grenoble will perform his dextrocentric circulation in Cirkulacija2, which he has been developing for about fifteen years.
While circling to the right around the axis or horizontally placed large drum, he pushes a set of objects of various shapes and materials along its membrane. Pushing during circulation is a continuous movement that enables the vibration of objects on the membrane to “go deep”. Rubbing the head of a big drum produces a continuous stream of sound, which may at times conjure up a resemblance to electronically produced sounds, and at other times remind of the might of a large symphony orchestra.
However, these sounds depend on the reflection quality of the surrounding surfaces and the volume of the performance space itself. These sounds have unusual sonic textures and escape traditional percussive registers, testing the limits of our perception, from infrasound to ultrasound, and by playing phase shifts. They insert themselves into the intimacy of matter, through microvibration, sound saturation with noise density is presented; The sonic flow of these evokes both restraint and excess, immersion and timelessness.
He himself develops an intimate affinity with materials in vibration: I have to evaluate. He has to feel these vibrations in his body and evaluate them in order to coordinate his postures and movements, and also, like a Kyudo archer, adjust his mind to it. As he says himself, his goal is to play a space that has its own architectural and living characteristics. Because of the audience and other variables, the same space resonates, reacts differently every time.
This is not a concert, it is not a performance, it is not a sound massage; it’s not drone music, it’s not noisy or improvised or modern; not a circus act or choreography; it is not a ritual or substance to take photos or record video with our smartphones or electronic toys. It is “No Es” and it can only be beyond your understanding.