THE SOUND OF THE SUN an Exhibition by Eva Müller on Cockatoo Island / Sydney – 09. Sept. – 04. Oct. 2010
The Sound of the Sun
The Sound of the Sun
is a series of nine installations inspired by the texts of Heiner Müller (East-German writer, 1929-1995) that search for ‘the gap, the other, the stutter, the hole, the ERROR’ in our system called life. The original texts provide the bare materials for artist Eva Müller’s exploration of the relationship between [...]
Recent Updates
I’m still in the process of editing my documentation material. Following a list of recent updates:
Whiffs of Walls and Words (update: 17.Nov 2010)
The Crane (Oct. 2010):
The WhiteNoiseAngelWordScream
Thank you!
The exhibition is over and I have bumped out already. I want to say THANK YOU for coming and experiencing my artworks, for your feedback, for your help, for sharing time with me on the island and for your interest even though you could not make it to the island yourself.
I am in the process [...]
Dreamscapes II/1
Dreamscapes II/1
Sound installation, single channel, tape deck, megaphone – duration 05’11 min
Original text by Heiner Müller:
Traumtext (1995) / Dreamtext (1995)
(English translation by Eva Müller)
Voice: Dana Miltins
About the work:
Müller’s aspiration was to achieve the quality of dreams in his writing: ‘I was always interested in the narrative structure of dreams, the seamlessness, the abrogation of causal [...]
The Sound of the Sun
Mixed media installation
Inspired by a note on a manuscript by Heiner Müller:
“the sound of the sun
the sound of the sun
the sound of the sun”
About the work:
During my research about Heiner Müller I stumbled across three handwritten lines scribbled on a manuscript archived in the Heiner Müller archive in Berlin. These lines immediately caught my attention: [...]
Dreamscapes II/2
Dreamscapes II/2
5-channel sound installation – duration 73’36 min
Original text by Heiner Müller:
Traumtext (1995) / Dreamtext (1995)
Piano: Eva Müller
About the work:
Müller’s aspiration was to achieve the quality of dreams in his writing: ‘I was always interested in the narrative structure of dreams, the seamlessness, the abrogation of causal coherence. The contrasts create acceleration. The whole effort [...]
OPENING NIGHT: Sept.9
The opening of the double-bill ‘The Sound of the Sun’ and the A.R.P. exhibition (Resident Artists Program on Cockatoo Island) took place on Sept.9.
Thanks for coming!
The line up:
A short Live Performance ‘Soundwaves on Fire’
with Dan Spielman & Nadine Helmi
and ‘The Fire Tubes’ by Keith Chidzey.
Afterwards a guided tour through the exhibition spaces of The Sound [...]
Landscapes on Hold
Mixed media installation, 4 sound channels, 2 video channels – duration 23’32 min
Loosely inspired by a Heiner Müller quote:
“…And walk further into the landscape
that has no other work than to
wait for the disappearance of man…”
Recording location (sound and video):
Fowlers Gap, UNSW Arid Zone Research Station, NSW outback (120km north of Broken Hill)
About the work:
Landscapes frequently [...]
Whiffs of Walls and Words
16-channel sound installation – duration: 07’25 min
Original texts by Heiner Müller:
Der Reisende Shakespeare / Shakespeare the tourist
Traumwald / Dream Forrest
Das leere Treppenhaus / The empty staircase
Mit der Wiederkehr der Farbe… / With the recurrenc of colour…
…Und gehe weiter in die Landschaft / …And go further into the landscape
Voices:
Gertraud Ingeborg, Waltraud Köttler, Dana Miltins, [...]
Heracles.2.or.the.Hydra
Single channel sound installation – duration: 9’20 min
Original text by Heiner Müller:
‘Herakles 2 oder die Hydra’ / ‘Heracles 2 or the Hydra’
(English translation by Eva Müller)
Voice:
Dan Spielman
About the work:
Heracles 2 or the Hydra is a fragment or a so-called ‘intermedium’ that Heiner Müller inserted in his theatre play Cement. It is his
adaptation of the Greek [...]