We were recently contacted by Tellef from the Gasser-Kochan-Øgrim Trio about their new album, What’s wrong with Now?. After hearing a couple of tracks from the album it was decided that we should definitely do a feature on it. The Gasser-Kochan-Øgrim Trio is Clementine Gasser (5 string cello), Jacek Kochan (drums/percussion) and Tellef Øgrim (fretless guitar/electronics). Tellef describes the trio as playing, “abstract music on the borders of noisy jazz and contemporary art music, sometimes graphically pre-sketched, otherwise not at all pre-planned”.

On 25th September 2010 Gasser, Kochan and Øgrim met in Amann studios in Vienna for a concert recording that is now in the process of being mastered and released on Nottwo Records this summer under the title, What’s wrong with Now?

Here are a couple of tracks from the forthcoming album:

Gasser-Kochan-Ogrim @ Amannstudios by tellefogrim

If you would like to find out more about the Trio on this website, please visit:
Gasser-Kochan-Øgrim Trio – Info

For further information about the forthcoming album and to see/hear more of the Trio’s work, visit:
Gasser-Kochan-Øgrim Trio on Soundcloud
Gasser-Kochan-Øgrim Trio on YouTube

This week we’re featuring an interesting new performance piece that Johanne Timm and Riccardo Attanasio submitted to The Medium of…. Insights is a performance piece that considers, “the relation of two bodies exploring breath as a shared need and connection in a geometrical system of figures. The performers are attached to nylon strings in order to play with the tension and a third body is created in between” (artists’ description).

The piece is quite intricate in structure and pays a great deal of attention to detail, most notably drawing on various aspects of physics and geometry. The full description of the piece (see below) puts it in context and has the capacity to markedly enrich the experience of the work.

Insights has already had performances in several venues across Europe including at the Biennale for Young Art, Moscow.

Here’s a video of the piece in performance (full description is below):

Johanne and Riccardo’s Description of Insights:

“Insights is a research [piece] about the relation of two bodies exploring breath as a shared need and connection in a geometrical system of figures. The performers are attached to nylon strings in order to play with the tension and a third body is created in between.

The performance starts with the unison of two bodies one behind the other. Slowly they separate and translate their figures beside each other to tune their connection with themselves and the public. An imaginary axis divides the two performers and they rotate on that hinge until they face each other. On the outline of their bodies 16 nylon strings, 3 metres long are attached by a specific transparent glue, suitable for the skin. Both are linked and move reflecting each other forming an equivalent. Stepping backwards the 16 strings will start to straighten until they slowly get into tension:In physics, tension is the magnitude of the pulling force exerted by a string, or similar object on another object. It is the opposite of compression. Tension is measured in relation to the string on which it applies. There are two basic possibilities for objects to be held by strings in a system. Either movement is constant and the system is therefore in equilibrium or there is acceleration and therefore a net force is present.

The two performers and the strings are the system that is in equilibrium when the bodies are diaphanous, communicating. This requires listening and coordinating impulses to operate in unison. The strings of nylon are a visible connection, like cables that transmit information. The glue links the strings to the skin, the surface of the body. The in- and out- breath is communicating vividly between the performers. Slowly a synergy between the performers establishes.

When the pulling force increases or one of the performer moves independently without communicating, the nylon strings will cut off. This risk and fragility is subject to the whole performance. Once the nylon connections are detached the visualization of the third body vanishes. You can perceive the third body in between the two figures whose outlines are attached by the strings. By pulling the strings the points of the outline translate in space, like a figure in geometry. The area created in the middle seems like an empty, negative space. The perception might shift and the space is like a solid, positive figure itself.
Insights is looking for the inbetween.”

To find out more about Johanne and Riccardo on this site, please visit:

Attanasio, Riccardo – Info and
Timm, Johanne – Info

If you would like to see more of Johanne and Riccardo’s work please visit the following sources:

actionentropy’s photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/actionentropy

Another YouTube video including Insights footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhbz0_ctmU0

EXHIBITIONS (SOLO AND COLLECTIVES)

1/12/2009 al 30/12/2009: Solo exhibition, retrospective, curatded by Aus-Galerie (Rome).

15/09/2009: collective in Berlin: Mit den Augen der anderen. www.artandprison.com

20/11/2009 al 29/11/2009: Foyer of Theatre G. D’ annunzio, Latina (Roma). Solo exhibition on “Post-Stencilism”, curated by Aus-Galerie e rappresented by Foundation of culture of the city of Latina (Rome). (articles present on news papers, television and information leaflets.

10/2009: Frieze art fair (London). Project: “Impossible Exchange” work Selected by Brina Thurston: “War, Injustice, My Mum Killed.

12/2009: Spazio Ripicche, Milano (Italy). project: VDA-umbrella-Dress; title: Anti-Malaria

11/2009: Museo Borgogna, Vercelli (TO), Italy. project: VDA-umbrella-Dress; title: Anti-Malaria

10/2009: Museo Leone, Vercelli (TO, Italy). project: VDA-umbrella-Dress; title: Anti-Malaria

08/2009: The Gallery at Willesden Green: work diplayed: anti-Nativity (oil and collage on canvas, cm165x50).

08/2009: Ar(T)cevia: international art festival (AN). Work displayed:
Ipotesi di comunicazione, London 2007/ Oil on canvas/cm175x165

From 06 to 08 2009: PopUP Ancona-Urban Space-arte contemporanea. Ancona (Italy).
Works dispayed: serigraphy of: war, Injustice, my mother killed.

07-08/2009 Centro commerciale Officine Minganti: exhibition in Bologna (italy). Work displayed:
“Life’s cycle”;

07-08/2009 DE Industria: workshop and exhibition.Museum of Architecture, Fermignano (Italy). Work made out of scrap metal and electrical cables (4mt sculpture, title “Dream Catcher”);

17/06/2009/2009 VDA, vestiti d’ arte: workshop in Vercelli, Biella and Prato (Italy).
2009 concorso ”MI MANIFESTO”. event in June 2009 Ancona-Italy;

05/2009 Arteinscacco, Cocept 108: mural competition situated in Vercelli (MI) Italy, 2nd classified.

06/2009 Exhibition In Desio, Milano-Sala Levi. Work exhibited: “Il Giorno della Civetta” (Oil on canvas/95x100cm) FIRST PRIZE;

04/2009 ECO ART (contest di fotografia), London, UK. Opera in concorso selezionata: “Gold”;

03/2009 (Napoli-Italy) Casoria contemporary art museum. Opera esibita:
Arkeotheatre, video 4’;

01/2009 (Nettuno, Rome, Italy) SanGallo Castle:
work exhibited: birth and protection: oil on canvas 160cm by 145cm

09/2008 Collective Exhibition at Castle of Rivoli, (TO) Italy.
Work exhibited: the history of Rivoli: Acrylic and collage on canvas 3m by170cm

08/2008 Extempore Piran 2008, Slovenjia

03/2008 Exhibition at ‘The Foundry’, Old street, London UK
Work exhibited:
1) Scacco Matto’, Oil on canvas, size: 300 by 145cm
2) ‘The thought energy’, mixed media on canvas, size: 150 by60cm
3) ‘In and out of the kitchen?, oil on canvas, size165 by 90 cm

03/2008 Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Italy.
L’oggetto del Design nell’ Ambiente’;
finalists screening.
Work exhibited: ‘Arkeotheatre’ ‘Piscina Mirabilis’, (Video 4’)

03/2008 Video.it 9 edizione. L’oggetto del design nell’ambiente.
Opere esposte: ‘Arkeotheatre’ ‘Piscina Mirabilis’, (Video 4’)

06/2008 Fabbrica del Vapore Milano (Italy). Screenings
Work exhibited: ‘Arkeotheatre’ Antro della Sibilla’, (Video 4’).

06/2008 Supermegadrops4, Liceo Artistico statale Bruno Munari (Italy), Screenings

07/2008 Goldsmiths College (London-UK), work exhibited: the golden man oil on canvas
180cm by160cm

06/2008 ISIS School in Greenwich (London-UK)
Work exhibited: ‘Birth and protection’: oil on canvas.
Size: 160 by 200cm.

04/2007 New Cross Inn (London-UK), “performance”
(music by Shearingsheats.)

08/2007 Belgrade city art museum (Serbija). (Curators: Dobrila Denegri e Bijliana Tòmic)
Work exhibited:
1) ’Check Mate’: oil on canvas.
Size: 300 by 145cm plus installation
2) ‘The Chess’ Match’: mixed media on canvas.
Size: 40 by 35cm

09/2007 Instambul Biennal, street intervention, Fire and movement. (Curators: Dobrila Denegri e Bijliana Tòmic)
(Performance, 5’)

08/2007 Belgrade city art museum (Serbjia). (Curators: Dobrila Denegri e Bijliana Tòmic)
‘Homo Sapiens Sapiens’, duo exhibition with Veronika Ban
Work exhibited: ‘Organic Passion’; ‘Gold’; ‘Tvmad’ (three photographs 50 by 70cm)
three paintings sized 100 by 70cm (acrylics on cardboard)
Installation

01/2006 Palazzo Marigliano (Napoli, Italy), ‘Screenings’
Work exhibited: ‘Etruria’ (Video 4’, music john Chalk)

09/2006 Accademia di Belle Arti of Naples, Italy
‘Danza Libera’ (catalogue available)
Performance/happening

09/2006 Accademia di Belle Arti Napoli, Italy
Work exhibited: ‘politics n fantasy’,
three collages and mixed media sized 30 by 50cm

03/2006 Territori dell’Arte – Arte del Territorio
‘Circolo degli Artisti’ ‘Aktivamente project’, Rome, Italy
Work exhibited:
1) ‘Tsunami’, fibreglass sculpture, size 50h
2) ‘Tsunami’, fibreglass bassrilief, size 170 by 130
3) ‘the wave’, collage and mixed media

2006 Performance at “Notte Bianca”. Placed in the Accademia di Belle arti of Naples

10/2005 Albergo dei Poveri, Napoli – Italy
Graffiti mixed media on panel 400 by 200 cm

11/2005 Conservatorio di Napoli, Italy-happening/performance at the main entrance.

PERFORMANCE

14/11/2009 ICA: Performer for “Teppich” by Ei Arakawa
22/10/2009 Dancer for Bloomsberg theatre, Imagine a Spectacle (London-Uk)
07?2009 A foundation Performer for Lundhal and sehiti’ project / (London-UK)
07/2009 Southwork playhouse. Performance with Blue Bag
07/2009 Shunt, London. Performance with Blue Bag
07/2009 Montegue arms. Performance with Blue Bag
07/2009 Barbican: Radical Nature. Performer and dancer for a project by Bash studios in London Happening all around London and Barbican.
04/2009 Performance at Stratford Circus Theatre (performers supporter), London-Uk. Choreography by Alesandra Seutin/ Name of the event: Vocab dance.