Ruup & Form is excited to return to Platform, London Art Fair 2022, showcasing a collaboration with four exceptional artists who have explored the theme of "Sound of Nature" through their thoughtful works. The exhibition delves into the intersection of music and our natural world.
Participating Artists:
- Kuniko Maeda
- Naomi Mcintosh
- Annette Marie Townsend
- Nadia Anne Ricketts
Annette Marie Townsend
Annette Marie Townsend draws inspiration from Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee," a classical piece from the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan."
Kuniko Maeda
Kuniko Maeda explores John Cage's Haiku for piano, influenced by his creative process, rhythmic structure, and innovative approaches to harmony. Cage's work, rooted in Zen Buddhism and Eastern philosophies, views all musical activities as part of a single natural process. Each haiku is structured around three measures of five, seven, and five quarter notes, with silence playing a crucial role.
Nadia Anne Ricketts
Nadia Anne Ricketts, a Woven Textile and Sound Artist, created a portal soundscape at precisely 22:22 on 22.2.22. Using a 32' Symphonic Gong, a 24' Venus Gong, and various crystal bowls, she performed and recorded a live immersive sound bath. The frequencies generate invisible geometric patterns in time and space, which are captured using BeatWoven audio-visual software and integrated with the grid-like threads of a weaving loom, transforming the intangible into tangible matter.
Naomi Mcintosh
Naomi Mcintosh's "Lost Song" series comprises five vessels that visually represent bird songs through data. The project highlights 67 species on the RSPB "red list" of globally threatened species in severe decline, focusing on summer songbirds like corncrakes, turtle doves, cuckoos, skylarks, and nightingales. Each vessel is named after one of these at-risk birds.