Temporality and timelessness collide in a sonic composition by the Canadian artist Charles Stankievech. We invite you to Galerie Rudolfinum for a live performance on Friday, May 9 at 6 pm. The admission is free.
Marshalling both subterranean and cosmic noise, the work invites viewers to meditate on deep time, deep space, and deep listening. Spanning the full spectrum of frequencies, The Glass Key comprises original electromagnetic recordings of the ionosphere, hydrophone recordings of both Arctic ice and Yucatán cenotes, and echoes within Lanzarote’s volcanic calderas. The work was originally a commission for James Turrell’s amphitheater Tree of Light, in the Yucatán.
The event is supported by the Embassy of Canada to Czechia.
Perfomance by the exhibiting artist Charles Stankievech from the series Art Sounds is the final accompanying programme to the exhibition Poetics of Encryption. The exhibition closes on Sunday, May 11.
Charles Stankievech is an artist redefining “fieldwork” at the convergence of geopolitics, deep ecologies, and sonic resonances. From the Arctic’s northernmost settlement to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, Stankievech’s practice uncovers the paradoxes of our existence on the planet by engaging with the imperceptible. Exhibitions and performances at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; TBA21, Vienna; ISSUE Project, New York; TAE Foundation, Mexico; Venice Biennale; Santa Fe Biennial; Berlin Biennale; and documenta 13. He co-founded the Yukon School of Visual Art and K. Verlag. He’s been editor at Afterall Journal since 2015, and his writing has been published by MIT, Verso, e-flux, and Sternberg. He is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto; and visiting research professor in the Department of Architecture, University of Tokyo for 2022–23.
Exhibited artwork:
The Desert Turned to Glass, 2023
Floating meteorite sculpture and volcanic sand
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of Studio Stankievech & KIN Brussels
More information about the event can be found on the Galerie Rudolfinum website.
Galerie Rudolfinum