{"id":1841,"date":"2013-08-24T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T12:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lufomuseum.fenomen.de\/event\/susan-philipsz-seven-tears-2\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:14:56","slug":"susan-philipsz-seven-tears-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ludwigforum.de\/en\/event\/susan-philipsz-seven-tears-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Philipsz \u2013 Seven Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 200 works of art on the ground floor of the Ludwig Forum Aachen have been removed to make room for the installation Seven Tears<\/em>, a piece by the Scottish artist Susan Philipsz. But the walls remain white; the rooms empty. For the seven-part artwork of this winner of the Turner Prize 2010 is invisible \u2013 a polyphonic sound installation played through 23 speakers in the central hall. One instrumental piece and 6 madrigals, ballads and rounds from the late 16th<\/sup> and early 17th<\/sup> centuries \u2013 all variations on the theme of water \u2013 interact to create a truly unique acoustic experience, adding a novel sculptural dimension to the architectural setting. Through the precisely choreographed sounds, visitors gain a totally new impression of what was formerly a factory floor. While they stroll around the hall, their perception is constantly changed by the soundscape.<\/p>\n

With Seven Tears<\/em>, Philipsz has further developed a sound installation that she presented in 2010 in the City of London entitled Surround me<\/em>. There she played six Baroque songs at weekends in the empty streets and squares around the historical buildings of London’s traditional banking district. She has now added a new, seventh song to these earlier pieces to create a single, complex sound experience in the setting of the Ludwig Forum.<\/p>\n

With the theme of water, Philipsz’ artwork for the Ludwig Forum makes reference to the history of the City of Aachen and its hot springs. Aachen’s centuries-old culture of bathing and drinking cures, and the disappearance of the hot springs from public street life played an important role in the conceptualisation of her installation.<\/p>\n

Curated by: Anna Sophia Schultz<\/p>\n

Earlier sound installations by the artist: http:\/\/ludwigforum.de\/ausstellungen\/archiv\/2011\/susan_philipsz\/arbeiten-frueher\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nPhotos: Carl Brunn \/ Ludwig Forum Aachen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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