Open Frame
Image: Eliane Radigue.
Photo: Delphine Migueres.
The festival which has been running for over 12 years now across the world is returning to Australia with a new exciting line-up of influential electronic artists.
Every year, Open Frame has a different theme based on the geography and work which the artists are showcasing and this year, the focus is on the intensity of sound. Curator, Lawrence English explained.
“It’s about the relationship of our body and our ears and how they work together when we experience music. When I say intensity, I’m thinking about it in the kind of way that intensities happen in our lives and I was interested in the idea of intensity in terms of the performance of people.”
The festival will be featuring the phenomenal 86-year-old French composer, Eliane Radigue who in the 20th century, created some of the most important electronic music in France.
“She really set a bench mark for how detailed and all-encompassing sound could be. She’s actually written a new piece called Occam XXIV for an artist in Melbourne, Cat Hope, who’s going to perform it for the first time at Open Frame, so it’s going to be a world premiere.”
English created Open Frame mid-2000s to represent electronic music which was highly under-represented, providing artists of this genre with the chance to showcase their talent and set a new bench mark.
“It’s not like going to a concert with a band where there’s a lot of stuff on stage and its quite visual, but it’s really about celebration of what it means to listen to music really deeply and be captivated by it.”
Jun 29-30. Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh. Tickets: $35. Tickets & Info: www.carriageworks.com.au
By Jade Morellini.
