Copula

UDK / TU Master’s Exhibition | Berlin, Germany | Aug 2021

The moment of tension between the physical and psychological perception of spacetime.
 
 

Although it takes place in a physical and material reality, our lived space is a mythical space, a space of dreams, schizophrenia and art. It is neither static nor constant. It evolves and fluctuates on many levels, some clear and others hidden to the naked eye but are there for us to hear.

 
 

To many, 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow' may sound like 'past' and 'future', however, our 'tomorrow' is not a future tomorrow that will soon become the past, but a virtual 'eternal' tomorrow that is always/never coming, and from which every current 'today' emerges.

“because history repeats itself”

 
 

As for Nehneh, that's the day ...................................... As for Djet, that's the night

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As for Nehneh, that's the day ...................................... As for Djet, that's the night .........................................

 
 
 
 

Our current perception our time, the one that allows us to understand time as a natural flowing order of past, present and future moments, is a mental construct that limits the concept of time to a notion that fits within what we now call “common sense”.

For ancient Egyptians, there was a far different conception of the temporal order, composed of two notions that complemented each other.

A two-dimensional understanding of cyclical and linear natures.

 
 
 

Against this backdrop, a tensile structure of interwoven media is born. An ephemeral ,audiovisual, and spatial endeavour to reimagine the unraveling of spacetime from an ancient duality.

The multi-sensory installation Copula offers an abstraction of this temporal perspective.

 
 

Bringing the woven sculpture to live through audiovisual scenography of spatial sound and controlled LED lights.

 
 
 
 

By recording the process of making the woven material, all the sounds, rhythms, patterns and human sonic rituals that appear are captured, then processed and rearranged along with field recordings, synthesised sequences and vocal reflections on the ancient Egyptian concept of time.

The piece is designed for a spatial setup of 4 speakers and has been remastered for a stereo listening experience.

 
 

_Concept, Design and Implementation by Marie Akoury
_Sound Concept and Scenography by Marie Akoury, Basel Naouri
_Audiovisual Implementation by Basel Naouri
_Photography and Videos by Marie Akoury, Basel Naouri