Tomás Saraceno, Omega Centauri 1 Nephila Kenianensis 4 Cyrtophora citricola, 2014, Spidersilk, carbon fibre, light, Tripod. Courtesy of the artist and Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin.
NTU CCA Singapore is pleased to bring in Singapore the pioneering and visionary work of the artist, Tomás Saraceno. Situated at the intersection between art, architecture and science, Tomás Saraceno’s artistic practice is an articulation of utopian vision for new forms of sustainable living and cohabitation.
Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions at NTU CCA Singapore is a complete new production by Tomás Saraceno that brings his long-term research on spider webs into the realm of sound. The artist will use spider webs as musical instruments embodying the incredible structural properties of the spider’s silk, but also spider’s sophisticated mode of communication through vibrations. Arachnid Orchestra. Jam Sessions is an interactive sound and visual installation, a process-driven laboratory for experimentation that pushes the boundaries of interspecies communication.
Curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Founding Director and Anca Rujoiu, Curator, Exhibitions.
Public programmes:
Saturday, 24 October 2015
4.00 – 6.00pm: Panel discussion including Tomás Saraceno, artist; Peter Jäger, arachnologist and Elizabeth A. Povinelli, critical theorist and filmmaker. Moderated by Ute Meta Bauer, NTU CCA Singapore Founding Director, Anca Rujoiu, NTU CCA Singapore Curator, Exhibitions, and Magdalena Magiera, NTU CCA Singapore Curator, Outreach & Education.
7.00 – 9.00pm: Live performance by Brian O’Reilly, musician & lecturer, LASALLE College of the Arts.
Saturday, 7 November 2015
4.00 – 6.00pm: Live performance by Bani Haykal, artist.
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
7.30 – 9.00pm: Live performance by Joyce Beetuan Koh, musician & Vice Dean, Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).
Venue: NTU CCA, Block 43, Malan Road, Gillman Barracks Singapore 109443
When: 23 Oct - 20 Dec 2015, Tuesdays to Sundays: 12pm – 7pm, Fridays: 12pm – 9pm. Closed on Mondays. Open on Public Holidays.
By: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore)
