Ash Fure ANIMAL
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In this edition of L.E.V Festival, Ash Fure’s new work ANIMAL is presented for the first time in Spain. Part performance and part sound sculpture, ANIMAL transforms the space into a sensory training circuit designed in collaboration with architect Xavi Aguirre. Through the vibration of speaker cones and polycarbonate sheets, the work proposes an auditory experience that is heard and physically felt, inviting the audience to exercise their affective capacities and explore their bodily connection to sound.
Ash Fure is an experimental composer who blurs the boundaries between music, architecture, and performance to sculpt visceral sound experiences. With a PhD in music composition from Harvard, she is an associate professor of sonic arts at Dartmouth College and co-artistic director of The Industry, an experimental opera company. The fundamental elements of sound friction, vibration, and architectural resonance inspire her work. It has been presented in iconic spaces such as Berghain, IRCAM and festivals such as CTM. With ANIMAL, she claims an embodied listening, a sensory and physical response to the advancement of artificial intelligence in music, exploring the connection between the human body and sound in its purest state.
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Video Credit: Michail Stangl at the CTM Festival.
