With SCAFFOLDING, the Künstler:innenhaus Bremen presents a new exhibition series for the institution, focused on performance, which takes place in the empty gallery space between deinstallation and installation.

Scaffolding #1
Deva Schubert
Glitch Choir

13.2. Doors 6.30 pm, Start 7 pm
Duration: 40 min (vocal version)

14.2. Doors 6.30 pm, Start 7 pm
Duration: 50 min (musical version with Davide Luciani)

A Glitch refers to a disruption in the transmission of (digital) information – such as a distorted image or a stuttering video. It creates a fracture in the perception of reality. Grief, too, can be seen as a glitch. Glitch Choir brings this phenomenon into the analogue realm. At the heart of the performance lies the recomposition of a lament through glitching – intentionally induced disruptions. Historically, the public expression of mourning was largely performed by so-called “mourning women” or professional mourners. They were commissioned to give emotional expression to grief in public settings. In doing so, it was primarily women who were both authorised – and condemned – to glitch the private into the public sphere. Two performers engage with the collective body of grief by creating a space of intimate multi-resonance. Through vocal distortions, mourning is transformed into a collective glitch. What kind of choir emerges from the dissonance of frequencies?

Curated by Marie Oucherif.

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