The Murder of the Crows
This iconic sound installation produced by Matadero Madrid in collaboration with TBA21, is presented for the first time in Spain.
The exhibition is part of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller‘s exploration into the sculptural and physical attributes of sound.
The art show is conceived like a film or a play, but one whose images and narrative structures are created by the sound. The piece takes its inspiration from “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters” by Francisco de Goya (Caprichos, 1799) and sounds and noises roam the space of the exhibition like the owls and bats that flit around the sleeper in Goya’s etching.
The installation becomes a requiem for a world that has lost its bearings, where a dearth of reason has brought forth unimaginable atrocities, madness, and catastrophe.
“The Murder of Crowd” is a sound installation i which the two artists delve further into the exploration of the sculptural and physical properties of sound. The installation is made by 98 speakers that fill the space with sound of voices and music. The installation functions like a film or stage performance, where the image and narrative emerge from the sound.
mon, tue, wed, thu, fri 10:00 am – 10:00 pm; sat, sun 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
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