© 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 responsive 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. A collaboration between Biliana and a different duo partner shapes the piece
in a new way each time. Amati Lenta 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 also a solo version of the piece
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. A collaboration between Biliana and a different duo partner shapes the piece
in a new way each time. Amati Lenta 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 also a solo version of the piece
which was premiered at Ausland, Berlin, in April 2019.
Video
Duo version
Solo version