Brunhild Ferrari / Luke Fowler / David Grubbs
tx: 17th April, 19:00
Two films by Luke Fowler: N’Importe Quoi (for Brunhild) (2023, 9min.) N’Importe Quoi (Extérieur-Jour) (2024, 11min.)
Errant Ear – World premiere of work from radio art and field recording composition pioneer Brunhild Ferrari
J’ai pensé sans paroles – Duo performance by Luke Fowler and David Grubbs with sound material provided by Brunhild Ferrari.
Live performances:
Saturday, 15th March – Doors 7pm, first act 8pm sharp
The Glad Café, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow, G41 2HG
Limited capacity. Advance tickets through EVENTBRITE
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Luke Fowler is an artist, filmmaker, and musician based in Glasgow. Fowler creates poetic portraits with 16mm and archival material. His most recent series N’importe Quoi focuses on the life and work of Brunhild Ferrari, whilst previous subjects include radical psychiatrist R.D. Laing, Marxist-historian E.P. Thompson, Scottish filmmaker Margaret Tait, and Fowler’s mother, the sociologist Bridget Fowler. He is represented by The Modern Institute and Gisela Capitain Galleries and is a core member of the groups Rude Pravo, Lied Music, and AMOR.
David Grubbs is a musician and writer based in Brooklyn. He was a founding member of the groups Gastr del Sol, Bastro, and Squirrel Bait, and has performed with the Red Krayola, Will Oldham, Tony Conrad, Pauline Oliveros, Loren Connors, Susan Howe, and many others. His books include Good night the pleasure was ours, The Voice in the Headphones, Now that the audience is assembled, and Records Ruin the Landscape: John Cage, the Sixties, and Sound Recording (all published by Duke University Press). Grubbs is a 2024-25 Berlin Prize recipient from the American Academy in Berlin as well as Distinguished Professor of Music at Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center, CUNY.
BRUNHILD FERRARI:“Like most of my fellow human beings, I was born, I grew up, I attended schools, I passed exams, I failed, I loved, I worked hard sometimes, I enjoyed life;
I continue. I worked with Pierre Schaeffer in the ORTF research department on the relationship between sound and image. Of German origin, I have had an activity as an interpreter and translator. Following Luc Ferrari’s advice in matters of life, music, and composition, and working with him over the course of our 40 years together, I made my own Hörspiele and radio plays broadcast on France Culture, in the United States, and the main German radio stations. Since Luc left us in 2005, I have taken care of the preservation of his vast archives; founded the “Association Presque Rien – Friends of Luc Ferrari”; initiated and organized the biennial competition PRESQUE RIEN Prize by providing artists with original sound material from Luc’s sound recordings; and edited a book of his writings and documents (Musiques dans les spasmes, published by les Presses du Réel, France) as well as one more book in English together with Catherine Marcangeli (Luc Ferrari: Complete Works, published by Ecstatic Peace library). I composed music; I continue.”