Oceans on Azimuth Exhbition
Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich 15/05/2024
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Hosted by the Stephen Lawrence Gallery, experimental composer Lola de la Mata presents a performance and exhibition of musical sculptures for her Debut Album 'Oceans on Azimuth', alongside special guest Abstract Turntablist, Sound Artist and DJ - Maria Chávez, DJ Silvia Mal and ACS Director Jono Heale.
Link to the Album Launch Event, May 15/24: audience activation, talk and performances.
‘As a violinist, Lola de la Mata was told to give up her musicianship after becoming afflicted by severe tinnitus and vertigo in 2019. Instead, she chose to listen with a new ear, and reached out to A.J. Hudspeth in New York who runs the sensory cell lab where they study the cochlea. There, she found collaborators in biophysicists who offered her the unique experience of recording her tinnitus.
Lola’s new compositions feature sonic landscapes crafted from throbbing heartbeats and tinnitus phantoms reimagined through metal, glass, ceramic and ice musical instruments. Inspired by forms from the middle and inner ear, these prototypes introduced unique timbres and tonalities, enriched with noise from their carved imperfections. They also offer the possibility of accessing structures which are hidden and out of reach. Touching the inner forms of the ear, making them visible for an audience outside of herself.’