languitecture
. Languitecture Languitecture is a study of the languages English, German, Spanish and Arabic. How is a language perceived in an acoustic sense and what socio-historic circumstances settle a language in a certain frequency range? The sound sculptures use movement of different materials to make specific characteristic of each language visible; e.g. the velocity, […]
Languitecture Project (2015 – 2016) Originals: Highs, Hards, Smooths, Scrapes (2016) 4 Kinetic Sound Sculptures; various materials Iteration I: Flat Mountain, High Mountain (2016) Drawing on paper1: 48x77cm: Animation1: 00:10min […]
Possibilities
. Possibilities Acoustic space possibilities series of 5 drawings; various sizescoal/ pencil/ watercolour on bleached Romanian architecture silk screen prints (1960) 4 drawings; various sizes;newspaper/pencil/ watercolor/thread on newspaper cut-outs 2014- . Space Possiblities Cine 4 drawings; various sizes;newspaper/pencil/ watercolor/thread on newspaper cut-outs
. Asymmetrische Information The metal plates on the ground are covered with 1000 magnets that keep the 1000 needles, which are hanging on sewing threads from the ceiling slightly above the plate, centered. Repetitively, three motors are pushing the long metal plate slightly up, the needles touch their magnet, create […]
. Living Architectural Details Cosmic construction 2015200cmx80cmx80cm Greaseproof paper/ wood/ desk fans https://vimeo.com/128879309?share=copy . . Incidental monotony 2015 size variable Ventilator/ fishing rods/ metal stick https://vimeo.com/248286844?share=copy .
. Die Enge des Charakters 2015, Acoustic Object 300x280x150cmmetal plates, motors, wood, Sound https://vimeo.com/213281788?share=copy .
. hide & amplify A permanent interactive installation and vocal performance of six young singers with six speaker-backpacks. The choir boys are spread around the room, singing one by one against the wall. Like Chinese whispers, each slightly changes the tune or intonation when its his turn.Each performer has a speaker-backpack […]
Thick skin was developed during a three month residency in Slovakia at k.a.i.r. and wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of the Goethe Institut in Bratislava. Thick skin 2014 Together with the incredible artist duo Gethan&Myles this collaboration piece was developed for the Kosice White night, 2014. The 2173 linden seed pods are laid in […]
Lost cinemas
‘Lost cinemas’, 2010, Serie von 12/ 14cm x 14cm/ Papier Cut-Outs In den 1930’er Jahren erlebte Großbritannien einen starken Anstieg an neuen Kinobauten, von denen viele mit der Zeit verloren gehen oder umfunktioniert worden. Die Fassaden dieser besonderen Konstruktionen sind hier schablonenartig festgehalten
. Untitled (Plattenbau) The temporary piece was made during a one month residency in Hoyerswerda, a former mining town in East Germany. Almost all of the especially for workers constructed Plattenbauten (building made from prefabricated slabs), as well as this one, were being demolished due to a drastic negative growth of […]
. Echo Echo The performative installation in a former underground water reservoir is leaning on the story of Echo and Narcissus. For the eight soprano opera singers, I composed a four acts for the specific space- which has a incredible long reverberation. The tunnel-like round space is divided in 32 open chambers. In […]
Deine Arbeiten sind auf den ersten Blick stark visuell, mit Geräuschelementen. Siehst du dich selbst als Klangkünstlerin? Das stimmt, und ich denke, das kommt durch meinen Hintergrund in der visuellen Kunst und Architektur. Ich habe das Visuelle immer als was vollkommen Stilles, beinah Totes, wahrgenommen. Es ist für mich ein Raum, sei es eine Malerei […]
Interview
Interview for the catalogue of the exhibition ‘Other Shadows Embrace Mountains’ in the Wasserspeicher Prenzlauer Berg October 2013 german version On first impression your works are strongly visual, but with sound elements. Do you see yourself as a sound artist? That’s right and I think that’s related to my background of visual art and architecture. […]
Collaborations
° Exhibition-series, 2013 Berlin Exhibition-series in ‘hidden’ places of Berlin initiated/organized with Marco Pando, Nadine Hattom, Franziskus Nakajima, Tom Backe Rassmussen, Abe Rechterschot and Nana Kreft Other Shadows Embrace Mountains, Oct. 2013 Wasserspeicher Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin Cave dwellers, Aug. 2013 Maschinenräume Stadtbad Steglitz, Berlin ——————————– ° Back to the temple of the sun, 2013 Amsterdam/Peru […]
Wolkenkuckucksheim Begehungen e. V. I was selected to participate in the residency program Wolkenkuckucksheim, in Chemnitz in July/Ausgust 2015. Kunst- und Kulturfestival Begehungen No 12, the festival/ exhibition is from the 20-23. August 2015 at the Spinnerei Chemnitz. http://www.begehungen-chemnitz.de/ K.A.I.R I’m taking Part in the Kosice Artist-in-residency program July/August/September 2014 http://www.kair.sk/lisa-premke-ger/ Back to the temple […]
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Lisa Premke +49 3021983307 lisa.premke (at) gmail.com
speaker installations in collaboration with Lena von Döhren (Flossie&Adel)
. Shadow Rorschach In the performance, a museum worker is attaching piece by piece of the carpet parts to one side of the wall. Each piece is coinciding with the course of the shadow of light of the right side of the wall. 2013; Site-specific installation/performance800cm x 350cm / carpet, […]
Restructuring Space ongoing paper-based project since 2009 ‚Restructuring Space #4’, 2014; sunflower-oil on old magazine ads; various measurements ‚Restructuring Space #3’, 2011; 16cm x 21cm /paper collage. Work in Progress. Sketches for real size paper installations on abandoned houses. ‚Restructuring Space #2′, 2010; In the 1930’s a lot of cinemas were built in the UK, of […]
Aural lookout Sketches
. The Chapel The architectonic sound installation is made in accordance to the existing architecture of the gallery space. Large canvases close the open space over two floors until the ceiling, only the two great towers of the neighboring building are seen through the rooftop windows. Behind the canvases are two walls […]
. The Aural Lookout During the Binaural Nodar residency in rural Portugal I got to know a few small villages and the remaining elderly inhabitants. The once cheerful places and the people showed no signs of the many festivities of the past. Though they couldn’t remember all the lyrics anymore […]