MISSCHIEN (Se Non è Vero, è Ben Trovato)
2013
in co-operation with Eda Lõhmus
What does it mean to see a face?
This video consists of 12 video-portraits, displayed on a screen. Every person undertakes an attempt at singing and/or miming a 2 minutes audio-fragment taken from the final part of Miserere (selected text consists of only out two words: Miserere Nobis’), written in 1981 by the Polish composer Henryk Górecki (33/37-minutes).
The entire text of Miserere is only comprised of five words: “Domine Deus Noster,” (Lord our God) which is repeated for the first 10 sections of the piece, followed by a final section with the text “Miserere nobis” (Lord have mercy on us).
Miserere demands concentration and thoughtful consideration, and is a heartfelt plea for peace and understanding from a composer who believes in the values of personal individuality and compassionate responsibility.
© 1994 Adrian Thomas
Autor: Eda Lõhmus (EST)
Artistic direction: Eda Lõhmus & Wilfried Pulinckx (BE)
Technical realisation: Wilfried Pulinckx
Music: Mikolaj Górecki
a lot of thx to: Wouter, Siska, Marthe, Arwen, Riet, Björn, Kathleen, Robert-Jan, David and Joris
2013
in co-operation with Eda Lõhmus
What does it mean to see a face?
This video consists of 12 video-portraits, displayed on a screen. Every person undertakes an attempt at singing and/or miming a 2 minutes audio-fragment taken from the final part of Miserere (selected text consists of only out two words: Miserere Nobis’), written in 1981 by the Polish composer Henryk Górecki (33/37-minutes).
The entire text of Miserere is only comprised of five words: “Domine Deus Noster,” (Lord our God) which is repeated for the first 10 sections of the piece, followed by a final section with the text “Miserere nobis” (Lord have mercy on us).
Miserere demands concentration and thoughtful consideration, and is a heartfelt plea for peace and understanding from a composer who believes in the values of personal individuality and compassionate responsibility.
© 1994 Adrian Thomas
Autor: Eda Lõhmus (EST)
Artistic direction: Eda Lõhmus & Wilfried Pulinckx (BE)
Technical realisation: Wilfried Pulinckx
Music: Mikolaj Górecki
a lot of thx to: Wouter, Siska, Marthe, Arwen, Riet, Björn, Kathleen, Robert-Jan, David and Joris
