Marco Fusinato – Spectral Arrows: Singapore

Description

In Singapore, the year 2015 will for evermore be remembered as SG50 the state-led yearlong celebrations of Singapores 50th year of independence, marked by scores of heritage projects, commemorative merchandise (SG50 fish cakes, anyone?), festivals and more. 2015 was also a big year for Marco Fusinato. The sound and visual artist was selected to exhibit at the prestigious Venice Biennales headline international art exhibition, All the Worlds Futures. Right smack in the middle of his Venice stint, Fusinatos path intersected with that of Singapores, as the Australian artist installed his first major solo exhibition, Constellations, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS). This also brought Fusinatos by-now legendary Spectral Arrows series of performances to the city-state, which saw the artist in an improvised durational performance using guitar and electronics. This LP-length documentation captures the immense energy and emotions of the 8-hour performance, marked by passages of eviscerating noise, abrupt shifts of tact, and tension-filled silence. Recorded live at the ICAS in the same month of Singapores national day and the culmination of SG50 festivities, Fusinatos performance mirrored, and yet shattered, the relentless noise of the city-states yearlong golden jubilee celebrations. Locked grooves on both sides of this vinyl release mean that the audio can repeat ad infinitum. via Label