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Revolving Histories (#bangbang-0496)

Als Juri Gagarin John Glenn traf
(2014)


Arrizabalaga, Pelayo; Sen, Quido Arrizabalaga, Pelayo (Performer)
Sen, Quido (Performer)
(Performer)
Sen, Lenka (Camera)
Tags
History Sound Art Video art Humorously Spherical Prepared performance object Electronic music Camera Projection Duo

The joint project by Pelayo Arrizabalaga and Sen, Quido; documents an encounter between the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and the American astronaut John Glenn, far away in space. What was this encounter like? It was certainly marked by the different points of view of the two political systems, which were geared towards opposition and confrontation. It was also marked by the pride of the two space pioneers in their own nation, for which they had overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth. But the shared view from a distance, which made the Earth appear as a blue, peaceful sphere with non-existent borders, also opened up space for new thoughts and feelings. We do not know what the two of them talked about, but the reconstructed scores and sounds suggest that a deep friendship developed between them despite all their differences.
Additional
Foto 1: Georg Frey Foto 2: Sen, Quido; Foto 3: Martina Birrer
3KLANGTAGE Theater im Burgbachkeller

place: Zug
Dokumentationstyp: Dokumentation einer Performance/Aktion / Documentation of a performance/action

Medium

Video 4:3
Dauer: 11:10