Sonic Entanglements: Phenomenologies of Sound
Group exhibition, curated by Evagoria Dapola
koraï / 21 February - 14 March 2025
Asking the audience to trace the liminalities and sonic qualities of the works, the exhibition "Sonic Entanglements: Phenomenologies of Sound" is a stark reminder that listening is a full-bodied and tran/s/ensorial practice of tuning into relational signs of the contemporary sensorium. It urges us to be attuned to frequences both familiar and unfamiliar, consider the ambience by tuning in to the known and unknown, recognizing familiar and infra-ordinary frequencies. A soft suggestion to privilege sound over silence, reconsidering the meanings of rhythm and vibration.
Offering the listener, a sense of movement through space tracing the meditative qualities of sound, without challenging the nature of the innate sounds or audio. Thus, inviting audiences to pay full attention in a flexible listening environment. The project focuses on establishing that listening is far beyond consumptive action, it is rather a gift of intimacy, based on mutual respect, reciprocity and responsibility.
In ‘Sonic Entanglements: Phenomenologies of Sound’, objects exist in a state of ambiguity and transformation. Their faint conceptual and sonic echo in the space, has a mysterious aura that is energetic, aggressive and exhausted. The deeper we go into the exhibition space, the stronger the sense of suspension grows. Every artwork unearths new dimensions in a perceptual space where auditory, performative and visual elements interweave and resonate, building a polyphonic sensorium.
Participating Artists:
Maria Spivak, Androula Kafa, Dimitris Tampakis, Christos Kyriakides and Panayiotis Andreou
Panayiotis Andreou’s 7m of love, challenges expectations as the vibrator motors serve as conductors of energy and sound. Panayiotis’ works made of humble materials and common industrial objects, mechanical structures that produce sound, are dynamic and interactive. 7m of love’s vibrations pass through the materials producing subtle yet perceptible sounds and movements. As the two vibration motors seem to be dancing and fighting till death, The sounds and gestures they produce, render audible the passions and desires behind them.
His work PERFORMER, the lone work in the space outside, creates a symphony and at times cacophony of sounds that reflect the friction and abrasion between objects. The materials and objects he uses for his sculptures seem to have evolved, as if they have undergone organic mutations. His selection of DC motors, wires and magnets, is both poetic and practical, introducing sound and vibratory elements that add a performative dimension to the sculptures. There’s a faint echo of science fiction and romance in his work, without aestheticization as he reveals instead of hiding the banality of things embedded in everyday life.
