necroaesthete ≡ leo

necroaesthete ≡ leo

necroaesthete ≡ leo

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Werkschau 24’ at Young Arts Neukölln Dammweg, Berlin (DE).

in practice: eye on the sparrow | description

leo
in practice: eye on the sparrow, 2024
voice, ektara, black queer flesh
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leo shares a process of vocal improvisation and somatic sounding influenced by Southeast Asian devotional practices, Deep Listening, and a critical approach to the western European operatic voice, while talking about the distinction between form (shape), intention, colonial histories, heritage, and the lack thereof. Often sustaining prolonged sounds, silences, breath, and bodily noises, this work explores the impact of these elements on practitioners and listeners.
documentation, leo, in practice: eye on the sparrow, Werkschau 24’ at Young Arts Neukölln Dammweg, Berlin (DE).
documentation, leo, in practice: i put a spell on you, Summer Festival »Hidden Traces«, Akademie Schloss Solitude, 2022. Photo: Frank Kleinbach.
leo
in practice: i put a spell on you, 2022
operatic voice instrument, ektara, black queer flesh
TRT 00:15:00
in practice are excerpts of leo’s daily work with music recomposition for voice as part of their multimedia opera “Just Another Shadie Bitch.” Through vocal improvisation influenced by the work of Samita Sinha (artist and composer based in New York, US) and a critical approach to the operatic voice, leo dismembers and reorganizes the structure of songs. For the Sommerfest 2022 at Akademie Schloss Solitude, leo shares this process using the song “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin Jay Hawkins as the base for a performance.