Francis Sosta

Mix­me­dia Performative-Installation

Ein präapoka­lyp­tis­ch­er Spazier­gang is an invi­ta­tion to turn our atten­tion and lis­ten to the moments before an apoc­a­lypse, to the instants just before the end of time. How long is the moment before the final crash ? Will the end of time come unno­ticed ? What if we’re already walk­ing along that end­ing ? Ein präapoka­lyp­tis­ch­er Spazier­gang is a mixed media per­for­ma­tive-instal­la­tion that uses son­ic sto­ry­telling as a way to both reflect and escape the escha­tol­o­gism of the end of the world. By bring­ing the focus back to the present moment as a spe­cial ‘space for pos­si­bil­i­ties’ where we are prac­tic­ing, instead of resist­ing the end of time. The work address­es son­ic strate­gies of sur­vival and resilience in a world of rapid social change and cri­sis. Ein präapoka­lyp­tis­ch­er Spazier­gang is a son­ic envi­ron­ment where a spa­tial explo­ration and tem­po­ral detour are invit­ed by son­ic nav­i­ga­tion. The work, by acknowl­edg­ing the inter­con­nect­ed­ness of the socio, polit­i­cal, eco­nom­i­cal, and health cri­sis we’re liv­ing in, also wants to reflect on the role of cri­sis to chal­lenge the sta­tus quo of our glob­al soci­ety, inform­ing new method­olo­gies and tech­nolo­gies of repair, whilst gen­er­at­ing new son­ic kin­ships. The instal­la­tion presents works by Fran­cis Sos­ta, as well as works real­ized in col­lab­o­ra­tions with invit­ed artists.

On Sat­ur­day, 17 July 2021 from 4–6pm, Fran­cis Sos­ta invit­ed artists and per­form­ers to join the space in an ‘exper­i­men­tal dura­tional per­for­mance’. The audi­ence is invit­ed to enter, stay and leave the room freely.