Somewhere between Orient and Occident, between orientation and Orientalization, Istanbul-based computer musician, improviser, and sound designer Korhan Erel attempts to escape all such categorization by working with “accidental music”—notes and sounds frequently heard and recorded in passing. With his field recordings and outdoor recordings, Erel lends sound to original miniature stories in which he allows his audience to share. In his live concert, conceived specifically for the MAK, sounds from the workshop of an Armenian master jeweler tell of objects, influences, and memories. Sounds from the artist’s apartment are also integrated, as is a re-interpretation of Alvin Lucier’s Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra.
Korhan Erel
This MAK NITE Lab event accompanies the exhibition SIGNS TAKEN IN WONDER. Searching for Contemporary Istanbul (23.1.-21.4.2013)
Korhan Erel
This MAK NITE Lab event accompanies the exhibition SIGNS TAKEN IN WONDER. Searching for Contemporary Istanbul (23.1.-21.4.2013)
