Madrid, Spain
The Murder of Crows: Janet Cardiff y George Bures Miller
an exploration into the sculptural and physical attributes of sound
This iconic sound installation produced by Matadero Madrid in collaboration with TBA21, and presented for the first time in Spain, is part of Cardiff and Miller‘s exploration into the sculptural and physical attributes of sound. It is conceived like a film or a play, but one whose images and narrative structures are created by the sound. The piece takes its inspiration from The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters by Francisco de Goya (Caprichos, 1799) and sounds and noises roam the space of the exhibition like the owls and bats that flit around the sleeper in Goya’s etching. The installation becomes a requiem for a world that has lost its bearings, where a dearth of reason has brought forth unimaginable atrocities, madness, and catastrophe. Janet Cardiff (1957) and George Bures Miller (1960) live and work in British Columbia. They are internationally recognized for their immersive multimedia sound installations and walks.
Audience Role
Audience members can explore this immersive audio piece or can sit and experience it from a single perspective.
Ages: 13 +
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About Matadero Madrid
Created in 2006 and located in the old slaughterhouse and cattle market of the city, Matadero Madrid is an enclosure of great patrimonial and architectural value, of enormous personality and a citizen benchmark. The activity of Matadero Madrid is articulated, under the artistic direction of Rosa Ferré, through the Coordination Office, which manages the cross-cutting programs, of Intermediae (a research and production space for situated artistic practices that promotes citizen involvement in cultural production ); of the Center for artistic residencies and Medialab in Matadero.