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From Christian Wolff/ For Christian Wolff (511 sounds)
Durante el ochenta aniversario de Christian Wolff en la Ciudad de México, hubo un concierto en el que tuve la fortuna de participar haciendo una de sus obras para solistas. La obra llamada 511 sounds y su única instrucción era realizar 511 sonidos distintos.
Mi proceso de interpretación de la pieza fue por una vía reflexiva que me llevó a crear una serie de enunciados para acercarme al marco propuesto por el compositor
To listen is to do/ To listen is to do?
The intentionality of the sound determines what we listen to/How many times does an intention last?
A frequency without meaning is not a sound/Is a frequency without meaning a sound?
We don't listen to the same sound twice/We don't listen to the same sound twice.
Every sound has resonance/ Not all that resonates is sound.
Una vez hecho los enunciados, decidí enmarcar una acción que englobara tanto mi reflexión como la partitura de Christian Wolff. Compré un contador y decidí llevarlo conmigo a todos lados. Cada vez que sentía que mi escucha estaba encontrando diferencias en mi cotidianidad, presionaba el contador. Eso lo hice hasta conseguir 511 diferentes sonidos.
El performance/ iteración de la obra de Wolff comenzó en el concierto sucedido en el Museo del Chopo en 2014 y terminó 3 meses y medio después, una vez terminada la obra en las calles de la Ciudad de México.
la única documentación de este proyecto es el contador hasta el número 511.
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From Christian Wolff/ For Christian Wolff (511 sounds)
During the 80th anniversary of Christian Wolff in Mexico City, there was a concert in which I had the fortune of participating in one of his iconic conceptual compositions. The work its called 511 sounds and its only instruction is to realice 500 different sounds.
Mi process to create an iteration of this piece was by a reflexive and conceptual way that led me to create a serie of statements to get close to the frame proposed by the composer :
To listen is to do/ To listen is to do?
The intentionality of the sound determines what we listen to/How many times does an intention last?
A frequency without meaning is not a sound/Is a frequency without meaning a sound?
We don't listen to the same sound twice/We don't listen to the same sound twice.
Every sound has resonance/ Not all that resonates is sound.
Once the statements were made, I decided to frame an action that could include my reflection on the piece as well as Wolff´s score. I bought a counter and decided to take it with me everywhere. Any time I felt my listening was finding nuances in my cotidianity I would press the button of the counter. I made this until I got 511 different sounds
The performance/Iteration of Wolff´s work started at the stage of his concert which happened at Museo del Chopo in 2014 and finished 3 months and a half later, once the counter hitted the 511 on the streets of Mexico City
The only documentation of this project is the counter with the number 511.
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