Steffi Weismann: Generation S - audiovisual performance

audiovisual solo performance by Steffi Weismann for voice, objects, interviews, field recordings, live-microscope cam and historical film sequences
8. Dezember 2018 (WP), Heroines of Sound #5, HAU 2, Berlin
original lenght: 21 Min.
This composition reflects the relationship between nature and technology over several generations. Acoustic spaces and specifically amplified sounds immerse us in an abstract microcosm and yet remain close to our physical existence, the vulnerability of our bodies in a co-existance with microorganisms and robots. Steffi Weismann, combines musical, visual and linguistic elements into an intermedial montage. The timing and development of the composition are characterized by unpredictable twists and sudden breaks. Sounds of amplified brain waves or electrostatically charged hair are part of performative musical actions with microphoned and microscopized objects. With her live voice, the performer creates laryngeal vibrations, breaths or hissing noises that create synergies between machine, creature and plant and mix with field recordings and live material sounds.
cameras: Susanne Elgeti, Janine Eisenächer
editing and mastering: Steffi Weismann
fotos: Udo Siegfriedt