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Bill Fontana To Reenact His Sonic Projections from Schlo©¬berg (1988) Project in Graz
 | Detail, Bill Fontana, Primal Sonic Visions, 2018 Videostill, Courtesy of the artist | 01 JULY - 04 OCTOBER 2020UNIVERSALMUSEUM JOANNEUM | KUNSTHAUS GRAZ The American sound artist Bill Fontana will re-enact his famous Sonic Projections from Schlo©¬berg (1988) project in Graz alongside a solo show and two live site-specific installations, one at the Kunsthaus Graz, the other in the city.Beyond instrumental and composed music, Fontana¡¯s work centers on the activation of conscious listening, awareness of sound qualities and harmonies in everyday life.With its site-specific and live audio-visual installations on renewable energies, his creations dive into the acoustic and visual structures of water, wind and geothermal energy.In 1988, the Sonic Projections from Schlo©¬berg sent out sounds from around the world into the city that echoed through the whole of Austria via the Ö1 Kunstradio (ORF) – the Austrian National Radio.This year, Fontana will enable visitors to experience renewable energies present in a room by means of multi-dimensional soundscapes and picture montages. His most recent audio-visual works, acoustic and visual patterns overlap in mesmerizing harmony in order to make us ¡°become fully present¡± (Fontana).
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