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Opening: Thursday, 3.8.23

“Records” comprises a collection of recordings the artist gathered over the past ten years. In this work, Shamir delicately and skillfully weaves together memories of her journeys: human encounters, children’s songs, angry frogs, and singing birds – all tied to a composition oscillating between intimate personal documentation and abstract sonic landscapes. Shamir navigates between the realms of concrete music – detaching sounds from their sources and using them as sculptural sound material – and her private documentary world, where sounds are connected to memory and human and social experiences.

 

The French composer Luc Ferrari, who was raised under the influence of Pierre Schaeffer’s concrete music, called his music “anecdotal music.” Ferrari created compositions involving the intersection between recording devices, society, and everyday life, blending the autobiographical with the sonorous. However, unlike Ferrari, who emphasized the daily banalities, Shamir embraces poetic and endearing moments. These moments, along with sentimental Polaroid images, precise editing, and processed sound textures, give rise to an original and unique creative language.

 

*Ayala Shamir is a multidisciplinary composer, sound artist, and performer. She graduated from the advanced studies program in experimental music and sound art at Musrara, the Naggar School of Art and Society, Jerusalem (2016). Her works have been presented in events, exhibitions, and festivals such as “Updated Sound” (2014), Musrara Mix (2014, 2016, 2019), and Barbur Gallery. She has also created original music for dance, animation, and performance works in Israel and internationally.

 

Curator: Amir Bolzman | Project Manager: Naama Mokady