Photo credit: Biliana Voutchkova
Amati Lenta
a variable piece for violin and mini cassette tapes
Amati Lenta was originally developed with Olivia Block and premiered as a duo at Constellation, Chicago, in March 2019. A guided improvisational work which
features violin and field recordings prepared in advance by the two artists. The performance is guided by the speed and clarity of the tapes as it is altered by
the devices and a live re-recording is made, then multiplied further for the next performances. This variable work is constantly developing and building a
kind of an archive of itself which is evident each time it is performed. The piece emphasises themes related to the multiple ways time is experienced
through sound and recordings, and how meaning is created and altered through the recording process of sound. There is a solo version of the piece
created by Biliana Voutchkova which was premiered at Ausland, Berlin, in April 2019.
Video
Duo version
Solo version
features violin and field recordings prepared in advance by the two artists. The performance is guided by the speed and clarity of the tapes as it is altered by
the devices and a live re-recording is made, then multiplied further for the next performances. This variable work is constantly developing and building a
kind of an archive of itself which is evident each time it is performed. The piece emphasises themes related to the multiple ways time is experienced
through sound and recordings, and how meaning is created and altered through the recording process of sound. There is a solo version of the piece
created by Biliana Voutchkova which was premiered at Ausland, Berlin, in April 2019.
Video
Duo version
Solo version
