Developed by David Sappa, Foreshores Rising is a set of kinetic and non-kinetic sound objects made up of items collected from the shores of the river Thames (old iron nails, hooks and shrapnel, clay shards, pipe stems and bulbs, driftwood and glass), alongside experimental field recordings taken on location of these finds, that diffuse and resonate from within the materials themselves.
The set of objects form an improvisational environment inspired by the eerie collisions of time and asymmetries of abundance that unfurl amidst these dockland and river spaces.
Working through material memories, animism and non-linear confluent timelines (how the past casts spectres on our present), this piece seeks to re-animate these pasts physically through haunted material assemblages, movement and sound. Their stories are teased out through improvised performance.
curated by Graham McKenzie (artistic director hcmf)
XN is a partnership project between the Moers Festival and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (= hcmf//) (UK). The project focuses on improvisation and brings together genres such as jazz, free improvisation, composition, and electronic music, with a particular emphasis on new, emerging artists. hcmf//, the largest international festival for contemporary music in the UK, provides a platform for innovative programming, offering artists worldwide opportunities for presentation and development. By fostering collaborations and artistic synergy, XN strengthens the European network of the new music scene.
XN is funded by the Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten mbH (GVL) and Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) with the support of the Goethe-Institut.
