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MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandri"modular|n°2-speakingofmembranes",MuseumArtPlusDonaueschingenMusiktage2017

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSpeakingofMembranes,GalerieAnhava,Helsinki2014

SpeakingofmembranesonVimeo

SpeakingofMembranes


SoundKineticSculpture

2014

Materials:aluminum,rosin,silicone,steel,motors,nylon

200x200x200cm

CollaborationwithPeLang

CommissionedbyLeBonAccueil–Lieud'artcontemporain

LachapelleSaint-JosephdeMontfort/Meu,France

Speakingofmembranesisakineticsoundsculpturethat

consistsof136miniaturespeakersacousticallyactivated

byarosinedmotordrivenmechanism.Anylonthreadis

fastenedthroughaholeatthecenterofthemembrane;

theendofthenylonthreadislooselysecuredinamotor

turnedrosinedwheeltoproducefriction.Soundis

producedbytheactionoftherimoftherotatingwheel

rubbingthethreadasthewheelisturned.Thetwo

surfacesalternatingbetweenstickingtoeachotherand

slidingovereachother,withacorrespondingchangein

theforceoffriction.Themotorspeedisreducedatthe

lowestspeed.Theslowturnofthewheelcreateschanges

inthetensionofthethread,resultingassounds(crackling

impulse)inthemembraneofthespeaker.

Video:

https://vimeo.com/117043997


MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSpeakingofMembranes,2014

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSpeakingofMembranes,EMMAMuseumofModernArt,Helsinki2014

SoundSculptureI,II,III


2015

SoundKineticSculpture

Materials:motors,batteries,cotton,foamboard,

granite,stainlesssteel,polyacetal,mechanicparts

motor,cotton,foamboard,granite,stainlesssteel,

polyacetal,mechanicparts

83x15x15cm

edition1/5


Thethreekineticsoundsculpturescontrolandput

physicalforcesinactionwithacaptivatingelegance.

Theworkcombinepreciseself-mademechanical

systemswithmotors,rosinedplasticwheels,cotton

threads,steel,metalchain,lightweightfoamboard,

graniteandrubber.Thesoundsproducedwhencertain

structurescomeincontactwitheachother,different

tonesofclicksandticksmechanicallyprogrammed

andgeneratedbytheslowmovingrosinedwheel

graduallyeroded,andametalchainstartsto‘dance’in

acaptivatingandfascinatingmanner.

GalerieAnhava:GalerieAnhava

http://www.anhava.com/exhibition.php?id=284&action=2&exhib_type=4

http://www.anhava.com/exhibition.php?id=284&action=2&exhib_type=4

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoundSculptures,I,II,III,2015GalerieAnhava,Helsinki

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoundSculptures,I,II,III,2015GalerieAnhava,2015

SoloforMotor,SerpentandBrainModel


2017

Materials:motor,serpent,silicone,nylon,wood,rosin

SoundInstallation,AsmoleanMuseum-SupersonicEventwith

thesupportofOxfordUniversityBateCollectionofMusic

InstrumentsandtheDepartmentofPhysiologyAnatomyand

Genetics.

ConceptandsounddevicesbyMarianthiPapalexandri

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoloforMotor,SerpentandBrainModel,2017AshmoleanMuseum,Oxford


SoundSculptures,I,II,III,

AshmoleanMuseum,Oxford2017IWPHOTOGRAPHIC©Ashmolean

Museum,UniversityofOxford

SoloforMotorsandStrings


2016

Materials:motors,violin,foamboard,silicone,thread,elastic

cord,metalclip,woodenwheels,rosin

CompositionCommissionedbyUltimaFestival2016withthe

supportofErnstVonSiemensMusicFoundation

Concept:Papalexandri

WrittenforKarinHellqvist

SounddevicescreatedbyPapalexandri

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoloforMotors&Strings,2016

DuoforMotorandSoundPanels


2016

Materials:motor,violin,foamboard,silicone,thread,elastic

cord,stainlesssteel,metalclip,woodenwheels,rosin

CompositionCommissionedbyHiddenMotherwiththe

supportoftheSwedishArtsCouncil

Concept/artisticdirection/choreography:Marianthi

PapalexandriAlexandri

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriDuoforMotor&SoundPanels,2016

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriDuoforMotor&SoundPanels,2016SheldonianTheaterOxford

UntitledV


Soundsculpture/installation

2013

Materials:aluminum,rosin,silicone,steel,motor,nylon

DimensionsVariable

_TONEplant,StandingPineGallery,Nagoya,Japan2013

_KunsthalAarhus,Denmark2014

CommissionedbySPORFestival

UntitledVisasoundsculpturethatconsistsofminiature

speakersacousticallyactivatedbyamotordriven

mechanism.

UntitledVonVimeoVideo:




MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntiledV2014KunsthalAarhus


UntiledV,KunsthalAarhus,2014

SoundObjectI


SoundSculpture

Materials:aluminum,acrylic,motor,wood,ceramic,glass

Size:30x30cm

2013

Twoglassspheresareplacedontopofathinwhite

ceramicsurfacethatcoversthetoppartofawhite

woodenplinthbalancedonashakeplatform.

Amotordrivenmechanismgivesagentlypusstothe

plinthallowingthespherestomoveeachtimeindifferent

directions.Thesoundofthefrictionbetweenthespheres

againsttheceramicsurfacebecomesthenaudible.

SoundObjectIwasexhibitedattheStandingPineGallery

inNagoya,Japan(August10-August2013).

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoundObjectI,2013


SoundObjectI,2015

GalerieAnhava,Helsinki

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoundObjectI,2013GalerieAnhava

chesSound


Soundvideoinstallation/performanceforpreparedchesswrittenfor

RussianGrandmasterVeraNebolsina.

concept,composition&direction:MarianthiPapalexandri

performer:VeraNebolsina/video:YoukiHirakawa

2013-2014

Drawingpieces:anencounterbetweenartandchess,Akademie

SchlossSolitude

chesSoundsoloforpreparedchesswasdevelopedincollaboration

withNebolsinaandHirakawa.Theworkcreatesaninteractive

dialoguebetweenchess,soundandimage.Preparationintroduces

structuralandfunctionalpossibilitiesby;definingmusicalsections;

affectingtheformofplaying;alertingthehabitualperceptionsof

theperformeraswellasdeterminingspeed,dynamicsandother

musicalparameters.Particularlytheworkexaminesthesameslow

repetitivephysicalgesturesunderdifferentconditions.By

questioningthefunctionofgesturesandsoundschesSoundinvites

boththeperformerandlistenerintoanevocativeprivatesound-

visualworldaswellastonewwaysofengagingtochessandmusic,

acousticallyandvisually.

Thevideooperatesbothasaself-reflexiveandcompositionaltool

thatfacilitatesextendingthephysicallimitsandpossibilitiesofthe

performingbody.Itprovidesthepossibilityofexposingthedetailed

movementsandgesturesofmakingthesoundsthatcomealong

withthedetailedmovementsaudibleandtraceable.

chesSoundonVimeoVideo:



MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandrichesSound,2014

UntitledVI


Soundinstallation/performanceforthreemalevoices,sound

sculptures,motorsandwoodenresonantbodies

2014

Materials:aluminum,acrylic,silicone,rubber,steel,motors,

nylon,wood

CommissionedbyNeueVocalsolistenforECLATfestivalofNew

Music,Stuttgart.KindlysupportedbyErnstvonSiemens

Musikstiftung

InUntitledVIthevocalistsaresingingwithmodifiedresonant

tubesandmotorstheGreekword"akousate"thatmeansto

listenattentively.Whathappenswhenvoiceandsingingare

mediatedandcontrolledwithmotordrivenresonantbodies?

Howdoesthisactofsingingchangethephysicalandimagined

presenceofthevoice?Howdoesitaffecttheprocessofintensive

listeningtoone'sownvoice,tooneanother,andtoexternal

sounds?Exploringthesequestions,Papalexandriencourages

hearingtheresonancesbetweendifferentvoicesandbodies.

text:Dr.ZeynepBulut

MediterraneanVoices-Werke-UntitledVI-NeueVocalsolisten

Video:

http://neuevocalsolisten.de/mevo-werke-untitled.html





MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntiledVI2014VeniceBiennaleofArchitecture

QuartetForMotorsandResonantBodies

MarianthiPapalexandri-Alexandri

2013

CommissionedbyYarn-Wire

Materials:bassdrum,motors,steel,paper,piano,logdrum,

QuartetforMotorsandResonantBodiescombinesacoustic

instruments(resonantbodies)andmotordrivendevicesthat

functionbothassoundsourcesthemselvesandasactive

preparationsthatdeterminespeed,dynamicsandothermusical

parameters.Theresultisaslow,purposeful"unfolding"ofsound:an

intenseproceduralsequenceofextremelyminimalslow-motion

movementsproducescomplexandconcentratedsustainedsounds

andtexturesovertime.

MarianthiPapalexandri-QuartetforMotorsandResonantBodies(2013)onVimeo

Video:






MarianthiPapalexandriQuartetforMotorsandResonantBodiesIssueProjectRoom,NewYork

SoloforMotorsandResonantBody


2012

Materials:motors,wood,piano

Commissionedforthe“faithful!FidelityandBetrayalofMusical

Interpretation”festival.WrittenandpremieredbyErnstSurberg.

SoloforMotorsandResonantBody,isusingmotorspreparedwitha

woodenwheelandplacedondifferentlocationsinsidethepiano(on

thestrings,nexttothenails,etc.)insuchawaythatitallowthemto

move,spin--tobehaveinawaythatissimilartoaliveorganism,

producinganenormousvarietyofrhythmsandsounds.

Thewheelshavebeenmodifiedandshapedtoproducedifferent

angles,suchthattheycomeintocontactwiththestringsinavariety

ofways.Atthesametimethesoundoftheengineisamplifiedbythe

bodyofthepiano.Theperformercaninfluencethesoundby

changingoroperatingthespeedcontroller,whichchangesthe

enginesoundofthemotor.

KindlysupportedbyAkademieSchlossSolitudeandx-track

production

http://www.marianthi.net/Audio/soloformotors.mp3Video:

http://www.marianthi.net/Audio/soloformotors.mp3

http://www.marianthi.net/Audio/soloformotors.mp3

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoloforMotorsandResonantBody,2012AcademySchlossSolitude

Extensions


2012Site-specificsoundinstallation

Materials:wood,steel,motor,aluminium

Exhibition:Horch!/Listen!AkademieSchlossSolitude

Soundsareentangled.Theycomefromandtravelaroundavariety

ofbodies.Continuousandliquid,soundsdonotnecessarilyarriveat

presumeddestinations.Embodiedandimagined,theirphysicaland

imaginaryconnotationsareintimatelydifferent.Evenifsoundsare

habituatedwithinthematerialcultureofhearingandlistening,they

remaincontingent,astheyalsominglewithoneanother.Sounds

simultaneouslychangeandarechangedbytheirimmediatephysical

environment.Suchcontingencycanpotentiallydrawourattention

towhatgetsunnoticed,unseenandunheard.

MarianthiPapalexandri-Alexandri’sExtensionsrealizesthis

potential,whilemarkingtheinaudiblesoundsinaninvisiblespace.

Installedinthe“UntererHirschgang”theworkpointsatseven

locations.Ineachlocation,asteelwirethatisconnectedtoaspecial

mechanicaldeviceacousticallyactivatesaninvisiblesurface.This

configurationinvitesustoattentivelyhearandseetheproductionof

sound,themovementofthewirebetweenthesurfaceandthe

mechanicaldevice.Thesevenlocationsvibratebothindividuallyand

together.Theirspectrumoffrequenciesbecomeaudiblebothin

theirownmarkedzoneandindialoguewithoneanother.They

togetherturnthe“UntererHirschgang”intoasoundingbody.

Extensionsthenawakensthe“UntererHirschgang”toaresonant

space.Text:ZeynepBulut

ExtensionsonVimeoVideo:




Extensions,2012

AcademySchlossSolitude

UntitledIV(atemlos)


Soundinstallation/performance

SounddevicesbyPapalexandri

2012

CommissionedbyQNG-QuartetNewGenerationandtheUltraschall

Festival/BerlinMusikinstrumentenMuseum

KindlysupportedbyBerlinerKompositionsstipendien2011and

AcademieSchlossSolitude

UntitledIVisbothacompositionandinstallationworkthatconsistsof

fourpreparedrecorders(19parts)withoneendopenandtheother

closedwithanelasticsiliconemembrane.Anylonlineisfastened

throughaholeatthecenterofthemembrane;theendofthenylonline

islooselysecuredtoawoodenrosinedmotordrivenrodtoproduce

friction.Thesoundisproducedbythenylonlinecausingthemembrane

tovibratebyfriction.ThesoundofUntitledIVcanbeinfluencedby

manipulatingthetensionofthenylonlines,changingthespeedofthe

motor,turningonandoffthemotors,depressingthemembranewith

thefingerswhileitisvibratingtovarythepitchorbyplayingonthe

keys.

UntitledIVonVimeoVideo:



MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledIV,2012MuseumofMusicalInstrumentsBerlin

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledIV,2012

Connector


Sitespecificsoundinstallation

THESOUNDOFNO-ONE-DASWeekendTransmediale

2011

CuratedbyManuelWischnewski

Materials:trombonebell,nylon,motor,siliconrubber,wood

Connectorimpliesasonicinteractionbetweeninstruments/sound

objectsthatareconnectedtomechanicaldevicesbynylonlines,

bothofwhichwerepreviouslypresentedintheformofalive

performance.Thesameinstruments/soundobjectsarenowableto

producesoundsautonomously,independentofaperformer.

ConnectoronVimeoVideo:



MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriConnector,2011TransmedialeFestival,Berlin

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriConnector,2011Transmediale,Berlin

UntitledII


SoundInstrument/Installation/Sculpture

Materials:motors,acrylicglass,nylonline,silicone.

2010

UntitledIIisaworkadaptabletoanyspacethatcanbe

presentedbothasasoundingsculptureandasaninstrumentin

thecontextofasololiveperformance.UntitledIIconsistsof

seventeenclearacryliccylindricaltubeswithoneendopenand

theotherclosedwithanelasticsiliconemembrane.Anylonline

isfastenedthroughaholeatthecentreofthemembrane;the

endofthenylonlineislooselysecuredinanacrylicresined

motordrivenrodtoproducefriction.Thesoundisproducedby

thenylonlinecausingthemembranetovibratebyfriction.The

soundofUntitledIIcanbeinfluencedbymanipulatingthe

tensionofthenylonlines,changingthespeedofthemotor,

turningonandoffthemotorsorbydepressingthemembrane

withthefingerswhileitisvibratingtovarythepitch.

UntitledIIcreatesandexploresasoundscapeofmachine-

producedlongsustainedsoundsandtextureswithorganic

characterandwithoutanypostprocessing.Furthermoreit

questionstheroleoftheperformerhighlightingthedifference

betweenperformingandoperating(“musicasart”and“music

asmusic”).

UntitledIIonVimeoVideo:



MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledII,2010


UntitledIi,ConVoceFestival,2014

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledIi,MartinGropius,2016

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledIi,ISEAHongKong,2016

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledII,InstallationViewAsmoleanMuseum2017


UntitledII,2012

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledII,InstallationViewLongNightMuseumStuttgart

SoundArchitecture


SoundSculpture


Materials:motor,aluminum,metal,brass,

plastic,paper

2013

StandingPineGalleryinNagoya,Japan

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriSoundArchitecture,2013StandingPineGallery,NagoyaJapan

Operator


fl,ob,cl,sx,vln,vla,vcl,pnoandperc.

2010

CommissionedbyEnsembleMosaik.Conductor:EnnoPoppe

SounddevicesandpreparationsdevelopedincollaborationwithPe

Lang.

Operatorquestionstheroleoftheperformerhighlightingthedifference

betweenperformingandoperating.Operatorisapiecefornine

instrumentaliststopremierebyEnsembleMosaikattheDialoge

FestivalinSalzburg(December2010).Operatorexpandsontheideaof

usingmotor-drivensoundpropsthatfunctionbothassoundsources

andasactivepreparationsdeterminingthespeed,dynamicsandother

musicalparameters.Thisprocessencouragestheperformertolisten

proactivelyandbecomeawareofthepossibilitieslatentbetweenhimor

herandtheinstrument.

Thisinteractionbetweentheperformerandtheinstrumentis

particularlychallengedwithanewpreparationdevelopedforOperator

thatconsistsofaplexiglasstubepreparedwithanactivespeakerthatis

connectedtoacomputeroriPodandattachedtotheendofeachwind

instrument.Thesound(whitenoise,squarewave,randomnoise)travels

fromthecomputerthroughthespeakerandinsidetheinstrument

whichfunctionsasaresonantbodythattheperformercan“play”

throughthekeys.Lastly,theiPodisconnectedtoafourchannelspeed

controlleroperatedbytheconductor.

Video: http://www.marianthi.net/Audio/operator.mp3

http://www.marianthi.net/Audio/operator.mp3

http://www.marianthi.net/Audio/operator.mp3

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriOperator,2010MaertzMusik

Untitled


2009

Untitledisusingpreparedacousticinstruments(bassflute,altoand

sopranofluteheadjoint)andmechanisedsounddevicesmadein

collaborationwithartistPeLang,whichfunctionbothas

preparationsandasindependentmusicalinstruments.Withthese,I

explorenewbodilymovementsandsoundsbybuildingmechanisms

whichmandateandmanifestdifferentapproachestomusical

interpretation.

CommissionedbyElectronicMusicStudio(EMS)Stockholm.

PremieredbyErikDrescher,COMAGalleryCentreforOpinionsin

MusicandtheArts,Berlin,Germany.

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriUntitledI,2009COMAGallery,Berlin

Reciprocal


2009

IMPULSCompositionAward

Instruments:flute,contrabassclarinet,accordion,piano,dropmachine,trombone,violin1,violin2,viola,celloanddoublebass.

CommissionedbyKlangforumWienandtheInternationalEnsembleAcademyofGraz.PremieredbyKlangforumWien,ImpulsPrizeConcertatHelmut-List-Hall,Graz.ConductedbyEnnoPoppe.PreparationsanddevicesdesignedbyMarianthiPapalexandri-Alexandri.

Alargepartofmyworkisformedthroughthemanipulationofconventionalinstrumentsbypreparations.Inmanipulatingtheinstrument,Iconstrainhabitualactionstoforcemoreimmediatereactionsintheperformer.Therereactions,inturn,allownewformsofbehaviorandcommunicationintheensemble.Inadditiontothepreparations,lcombinenewinstruments-machinesanddeviceswhichfunctionbothaspreparationsandasindependentinstruments.Reciprocal,for11instrumentalistscontinuestoexpandontheseideasbyusingpreparationsanddevicesthatallowtoformacontinuoussoundastheprincipalsoundsources.

Videohttp://www.marianthi.net/Video/Reciprocal.mov

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/Reciprocal.mov

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/Reciprocal.mov

Warten


2009

WorldpremieredattheWienModernFestivalbypercussionist

MatthewJenkins.

Instruments:dropmachinebyPeLang

Dropmachine:DC-motor,beadchainloop,metalbracket,

amplificationmaterials(2007).

Materials:dropmachine,beadchains,table,chimes,smallpiecesof

wood,thinmetal,paper,violinmutes

Wartenexploresslow,minimalphysicalmovementsandmachine-

producedlongsustainedorganicsoundsandtextures.

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/warten.movVideo:

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/warten.mov

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/warten.mov

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriWarten,2009

Yarn


2008

CommissionedbytheInternationaleMusikinstitutDarmstadtforthe

KranichsteinPrize.

PremieredbyE.Birynkova(fl),M.Walentynowitz(pno),S.Ota(vln),

S.Ahrendt(vln),P.Miller(vla),M.Nishioka(prc)andE.Borgir(vlc).

PreparationsdesignedbyMarianthiPapalexandri-Alexandri

Yarnexploresalternativepossibilitiesofplayingconventionalmusical

instruments.Inthispiece,twostringinstrumentsareconnectedbya

fishinglinetiedtoastringoneachinstrument.Thisconnectorstring

isbowedtotransmitsoundbetweenthetwoconnectedinstruments

whichnowbecomeasinglepercussiveinstrument.Forthispiece,the

percussionist(bowingthecentralstring)andthetwostringplayers

havetocoordinatetheirbodilygesturesinordertoachievetheideal

sound.Thefragileequilibriumbornoutofthiscompoundinstrument

necessitatesaheightenedsensitivityamongtheperformersanda

veryparticularformoflisteningandbodilyreaction.

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/yarn.movVideo:

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/yarn.mov

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/yarn.mov

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriYarn,2009MaerzMusikFestival

https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/maerzmusik/ueber_festival_mm/aktuell_mm/start_maerzmusik.php

https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/aktuell/festivals/maerzmusik/ueber_festival_mm/aktuell_mm/start_maerzmusik.php

KeinThema


2007

CommissionedbyStevenSchickfortheRootsand

Rhizomes:Seventy-FiveYearsofPercussionMusicConference.

PremieredbyStevenSchick,RossKarreandJustinDeHart.

KeinThemafocusesonalertingthehabitualperceptionsofthe

performer.Inmanipulatingtheinstrument,Iconstrainhabitual

actionstoprovokemoreimmediatereactionsintheperformer.

Thesereactions,inturn,allownewformsofbehaviorand

communicationintheensemble.KeinThemaalsoaimstoexpand

variousmicromovementsinthepreparationandtheactof

producingsoundsthatareacousticallyandvisuallyperceptivefroma

closerdistance.Furthermore,itreflectsmyintentiontoexplorehow

limitationcanleadtonewpossibilitiesinsound.Inthiswaythepiece

exploresaverysmallnumberofgestures,actionsandinstruments.

Theideaistoexaminethesamerepetitivephysicalgesturesunder

differentconditions.

Video: http://www.marianthi.net/Video/kein_thema.mov

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/kein_thema.mov

http://www.marianthi.net/Video/kein_thema.mov

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandriKeinThema,2007

MarianthiPapalexandriAlexandri(b.1974,Greece)

MarianthiPapalexandri-Alexandri(b.1974)isaGreek-borncomposerandsoundartistworkinginBerlin,Germany,Ithaca,NYandZurich,Switzerland.Papalexandri'sworksinterweavetheborderlinesofsoundart,musicalcomposition,visualobjectsandperformanceandexplorethefactorsthatlinktheseartforms.Itisaworkthatchallengestheproductionandperceptionofsoundbyquestioningtheinstrumentasasound-generatoraswellasthetypeofsoundproductionandbehavioroftheperformer.TheworldofsoundandthevisualappearanceofPapalexandri’sworksareincontinuousinteraction,whilebeinguncompromisinglyprecise,pureandeconomicalintheirmeans.

PapalexandriobtainedherBMusdegreeinmusicandMMusdegreeincomposition(MMus)fromGoldsmithsCollege,UniversityofLondon.FollowingpostgraduatestudiesandresearchattheUniversitätfürMusikunddarstellendeKunstinVienna(2008).Shecompletedherdoctoralstudiesinmusiccomposition(Ph.D.)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego(2008).InAugust2016PapalexandrijoinedtheCornellUniversityDepartmentofMusicasAssistantProfessorofCompositionandSoundArt.

Overthelastsevenyears,Papalexandrihascreatedaseriesofworkscentereduponmechanicalconstructions,thatallowshertoacousticallyactivatemusicalinstruments,objectsandarchitecturalelementsandspacepresentedinthecontextofcomposition,musicperformance,soundinstallationandsculpture.Sheisknowninternationallyforhersubtlesoundconstructionsemployingfewmeans,whichshemakesbothherselfandtogetherwithSwiss-bornkineticartistPeLang.Theirrecentkineticsoundsculpture,SpeakingofMembranes,isinthecollectionofEmma,EspooMuseumofModernArt,Finland.

SelectedbytheJapanMediaArtFestivalandsupportedbyPro-Helvetia,Papalexandri’sworkhavebeenexhibitedinternationally,includingAsmoleanMuseum,Oxford,MuseumofMusicalInstrumentsBerlin;TheScheldonianTheatre,UniversityofOxford,JapanArtFair,ISEAHongKong;SpeelklokMuseum,Ultrech;LongNightofMuseums,Stuttgart;StandingPineGallery,Nagoya,Japan;GalleryAnhava,Helsinki;MarioMazzoliGallery,Berlin;ArtTaipei;NewStephenLawrenceGallery,London;ICIInstituteofCulturalInquire,Berlin;KunsthalleFreiburg,Germany;Centerd’ArtMonica,Barcelona;KunsthalAarhus,Denmark;SanFranciscoArtInstitute;TokyoYebisInternationalFestivalforArt;BiennaledelDisegnodiRimini,Italy;Transmediale,Berlin,Martin-Gropious-BauMuseum,Berlin,DonaueschingenFestival-MuseumArtPlus,andVeniceBiennaleofArchitecture.

Papalexandri’smusichasbeencommissionedandpremieredallovertheworldbyensembles,suchasNeueVocalsolisten,KlangforumWien,EnsembleSurPlus,EnsembleMosaik,Yarn/Wire,EnsembleDalNiente,EnsembleScenatet,theSanFranciscoContemporaryMusicPlayers,theWetInkEnsemble,QuartetNewGeneration,OrkestdeVolharding,theLondonImprovisersOrchestra,theHellenicEnsembleofContemporaryMusic,EnsembledissonArt,HiddenMother,EnsembleThis/EnsembleThat,amongstothers,andfeaturedinfestivalssuchasMaerzMusikFestival,Berlin;theISCMWorldMusicDays,Stuttgart;Ultrashall,Berlin;ZKM,Karlsruhe;impuls,Graz;DeBijloke,YerbaBuenaCenterfortheArts,SanFrancisco;DialogueFestival,Salzburg;CarlsbadMusicFestival,LosAngeles;ECLATFestival,Stuttgart;SPORFestival,Aarhus;AudiograftFestival,Oxford;ConcertgebouwBrugge;AthensConcertHall;TzlilMeudcanFestival,TelAvil;Darmstadt;GaudeamusFestival,Amsterdam;IssueProjectRoom,NewYork;WienModernandMATANewYork.

TherecipientoftheHumboldt-UniversityofBerlin:ClusterofExcellenceInternationalFellowship(2015),Papalexandrihasbeenhonoredbynumerousawards,residenciesandgrants,includingtheErnstVonSiemensFoundationCommission(2016),theBerlinSenateSoundArtGrant(2016),theSwedishArtsCouncilCompositionGrant(2016&2015),theBerlinSenateCompositionGrant(2011),aresidencyattheAkademieSchlossSolitude,Stuttgart(2011-2012),theInternationalIMPULSCompositionAward(2009),aresidencyattheElectronicMusicStudios,Sweden(2008),theDanDavidPrizeforContemporaryMusic(2007),theDarmstadtStipendienpreis(2006),theEricksonCompositionFellowship(2004),theKurtWeillCompositionFellowshipandtheGluckArtFellowship(2004).In2017PapalexandriwillbeasoundartistinresidenceattheInternationalHouseofArtistsVillaCorcodiaBambergGermanyandatStJohn'sCollege,UniversityofOxford.

CurrentcommissionsincludeworksforcellistSéverineBallon-ECLATfestival,ChamberCuriousPlayers,QuietMusicEnsemble,KlangforumWienandasoloCDalbumtobereleasedin2018byJapaneserecordlabelMatter.

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