Antti Tolvi: Sävellys uruille ja tauolle

Step inside, lie down and slow down. A composition for pipe organ and rest is an installation and, at the same time, a long-duration performance that begins when the exhibition opens and ends when it closes. The sound, light and low-frequency vibrating beds of the work slowly create a living and changing total artwork. Continuous sound is produced by reed organs and beds, which fall silent six times during the exhibition. The pauses make room for performances composed by Tolvi, which he performs together with other musicians. Tolvi is a sound artist and performer with a background in experimental music. The artist is interested in long-duration performances that stretch notions of time. Experiencing a work lasting more than three months from beginning to end is not possible. Instead, one can relax and pause before it for a specific, unique moment. Uuden taiteen tila is HAM's new space that presents diverse, innovative visual art and serves as a stage for new kinds of exhibition concepts. The space offers – affecting body and mind – fascinating encounters with art and artists. The space's first open call focused on proposals that bring the exhibition to life through performative, audience-participatory means and that include a performative element.