ManiFeste 2019 Explores New Relationships Between Sound and Image
The ManiFeste festival at Ircam in Paris took place from June 1 to 29, 2019, focusing on the fusion of contemporary music with video and digital media. In his review, Bastien Gallet highlights three distinct sound-image interactions. The first, found in "An Index of Metals" (2003) by Fausto Romitelli and Paolo Pachini, along with Tovel's "OPUS" (2019), utilizes shared production techniques. The second relationship, evident in "Campo Santo" (2017) by Jérôme Combier and Georgia Spiropoulos' "eror" (2019), is characterized by a non-illustrative approach. Lastly, Simon Steen-Andersen's "Run Time Error @ Opel" (2015-2019) features real-time audiovisual engagement, marking its debut performances in France. Both "eror" and "OPUS" were presented, although the latter faced criticism regarding its coherence.
Key facts
- ManiFeste 2019 ran from June 1 to 29, 2019, in Paris.
- The festival is organized by Ircam.
- Three types of sound-image relationships were identified: operative analogy, distant relation, and audiovisual interaction.
- Simon Steen-Andersen's works 'Run Time Error @ Opel' and 'Black Box Music' were performed for the first time in France.
- Steen-Andersen manipulated video with joysticks during the performance.
- Ensemble Modern performed in Steen-Andersen's pieces.
- Georgia Spiropoulos, Alvise Sinivia, and Andreas Karaoulanis presented 'eror (The Pianist)'.
- Tovel (Matteo Franceschini) and 1024 architecture presented 'OPUS'.
- Fausto Romitelli and Paolo Pachini's 'An Index of Metals' (2003) was referenced.
- Jérôme Combier and Pierre Nouvel's 'Campo Santo' (2017) was referenced.
- Performances took place at Centre Pompidou, T2G, and La Scala.
- The review was written by Bastien Gallet for artpress.
Entities
Artists
- Bastien Gallet
- Fausto Romitelli
- Paolo Pachini
- Jérôme Combier
- Pierre Nouvel
- Simon Steen-Andersen
- Georgia Spiropoulos
- Alvise Sinivia
- Andreas Karaoulanis
- Matteo Franceschini
- Tovel
- Robert Henke
- Tarik Barri
- Woozy
- bestbefore
Institutions
- Ircam
- Ensemble Modern
- Centre Pompidou
- T2G
- La Scala
- Opel
- Onassis STEGI
- artpress
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Spitzberg
- Scala
- Centre Pompidou
- T2G
- La Scala
Sources
- artpress —