Tuesday, October 9, 2018

WILLIAM POPE.L Documenta: Whispering Campaign outside the Fridericianum

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Pope.L: Whispering Campaign

documenta 14, Athens, Greece and Kassel, Germany
Athens: April 8, 2017 – July 16, 2017
Kassel: June 10, 2017 – September 17, 2017
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William Pope.L, a Chicago-based performance artist known for his interventions in cityscapes, has produced a new work to address the liminal status of refugees and immigrants, specifically for documenta 14. For the first time, documenta, which has taken place every five years in Kassel, Germany since 1955, was also held in a secondary location, Athens, Greece. Pope.L’s VIA-supported project, entitled Whispering Campaign, is a sound installation of whispers emitted through speaker systems, installed both in public spaces and on mobile maintenance trucks, disseminating their content throughout the streets and in restaurants, bars, shopping centers, public transit, and more.
Whispering Campaign first premiered in Athens (April 6) and remained there through July 16, 2017. Simultaneously, the work launched in Kassel on June 10 and remained on display for the respective 100-day duration of documenta 14. Having interviewed migrants in both cities, Pope.L interweaves their stories with local mythology, poetry, and rhythmic, non-narrative elements in his “whispers.” These pre-recorded elements were supplemented by scheduled live performances throughout each 100-day period.
For more information, see Pope.L and documenta 14.
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2 comments:

  1. EmmanuelOctober 26, 2018 at 11:24 PM

    I am interested in this work of William Pope because it incorporates elements of sound, objects and performance; an automatic experience of work which is brought to your hearing nolens volens. I like his idea of using whispers, words that we could hardly understand, audacious ambiguity and repulsiveness. Whisper also has the potential to draw ones attention than loud voice, a strong connection between the mouth and the ear. It suggests the crucial context of the artist and how conscious he means to informs people about the situation.

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  2. Sean MillerDecember 15, 2018 at 1:22 PM

    Good!

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