Unboxing: Sound

Jessica Ekomane, Anita Jóri Jessica Ekomane seeks physical effects
by playing with rhythmical structures and adding psychoacoustic
elements to her compositions. Her latest project consists in a
quadraphonic performance exploring the way our perception is
affected by the surrounding space and the standards of the concert
ritual itself. Integrating errors as part of her process, her work
questions the ideologies and yearnings behind technology. In a
maieutic session composed of performance and questions, the aim is
to unbox sound and its relation to machines, scenography and
environment. Researcher Anita Jóri believes that Jessica’s work is
related to Vilém Flusser’s thought on technology. She finished her
PhD on the discourse community of electronic (dance) music.
According to the Czech philosopher Flusser, in order to take the
control over the “apparatus”, humans have to understand how
technology works – what is inside the black box – and not being an
mere user of the preprogrammed and prefabricated machine. In a
similar manner, Jessica has developed her own interface which helps
her reflect on the limits of technology. She initiates a playful
dialogue with her computer and its faultiness. The
Lecture-Performance revolves around inspirations, roots in Gestalt
psychology and traditional music. Moreover, the lecture performance
will also inform the audience about the possibilities of
quadraphonic sound and psychoacoustics. Mit Unterstützung der
Gesellschaft für Musikwirtschafts- und Musikkulturforschung e.V.