Live Narration by Rosa Aiello, Emma LaMorte & Benjamin Marvin with music by LNS
With a book presentation of the publication accompanying the exhibition
Live Narration is a collaborative project with text by Rosa Aiello, visuals by Emma LaMorte and Benjamin Marvin and music by LNS. Using an overhead projector, images from light, shadow, and colour are created and projected on site, illustrating and commenting on the live mixed soundscape of music and language. The performance at the Kölnischer Kunstverein includes work details from Emma LaMorte’s exhibition Aussicht and a reading by Rosa Aiello from her text Calypso Goes out of Favour that is also part of the accompanying publication.
Rosa Aiello, born 1987 in Canada, is a writer and artist working with video, text, photography, sound, and installation. She often deals with the way language, narrative devices, domestic architecture, and other structural parameters are involved in socialisation. Her works have been shown at various institutions and galleries, most recently, Cell Project Space in London, Lodos Gallery in Mexico City, The Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Lethbdrige, Bureau des Réalités in Brussels, Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt am Main, and Kunsthalle Zürich in Zurich. Her writing has been published in Triple Canopy, Starship, CanadianArt, Art Papers, and F. R. David. Calypso Goes out of Favour is excerpted from her long-form fiction project Calypso’s Way, currently in progress.
LNS, originally from Calgary, CA, has since years been an integral part of buillding Vancouver’s underground music community, creating and DJing on point and under the radar events. Her DJing reflects a myriad of electronic influences, including the pioneering years of Detroit and UK Techno, IDM, and Electro. This style is mirrored in her musical production which has been featured on labels such as 1080p, Freakout Cult, Wania, and her own label LNS, of which there are two EP’s currently released.
Benjamin Marvin, born 1987 in Canada, is an artist living in Berlin. He received his BFA from Emily Carr University in Vancouver and studied in the class of Christopher Williams at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Recent exhibitions include Exhibiting Paintings at Jack’s Flat Berlin, Development (Scarlet goes to the doctor) at Gärtnergasse in Vienna (together with Emma LaMorte), Close Your Eyes It’s all pretend at Sikås Art Center and How am I at Junge Museum in Bottrop.
*Please note that the time of the event has changed to 6 pm.
Show & Tell is an ongoing series of events in various formats, accompanying the exhibition or independent of it. Changing guests are invited, including artists, authors and musicians. The series is supported by:
