Welcome to the online version of the exhibition
Rooted in Iran
in collaboration with the Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA)
Originally scheduled to open on January 15, 2021 at HilbertRaum Berlin,
this exhibition is postponed until the beginning of 2022 due to COVID19
Rooted in Iran
in collaboration with the Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA)
Originally scheduled to open on January 15, 2021 at HilbertRaum Berlin,
this exhibition is postponed until the beginning of 2022 due to COVID19
What gives the impulse for a composition?
How does one work with sounds that only exist in the imagination?
As silent witnesses of the creative process, sketchbooks, notes, recorded improvisations and drawings provide insight into the everyday work of fourteen female composers from Iran. In short audio and video contributions, the composers tell the stories behind their sketches: of the effort to fit the meter of Persian poetry into Flamenco rhythms whilst doing justice to two different cultures; of the attempt to connect the Persian with the Western tonal system through abstract formal drawings; of the mourning for a tree cut down out of greed.
How does one work with sounds that only exist in the imagination?
As silent witnesses of the creative process, sketchbooks, notes, recorded improvisations and drawings provide insight into the everyday work of fourteen female composers from Iran. In short audio and video contributions, the composers tell the stories behind their sketches: of the effort to fit the meter of Persian poetry into Flamenco rhythms whilst doing justice to two different cultures; of the attempt to connect the Persian with the Western tonal system through abstract formal drawings; of the mourning for a tree cut down out of greed.
Please click on the names below the images to view a selection of each composer's contribution:
