Thomas Stammer, artist, architect and production designer, and Michael Wertmüller, composer and musician, met in 2001 at Villa Aurora in Los Angeles and began exchanging ideas about sound and space, asking questions such as: How can we create a spatial representation of sound events? How can we spatially incorporate visual content during the compositional process and allow for simultaneous interpretation by conductor or musician? This gave rise to the project: D.I.E: Orpheus Machine.
As an opera under the title D • I • E, the project premiered at the Ruhr Triennale in 2021. The starting point for the composition was the book D • I • E – abstract reality with 13 abstract charcoal drawings by Albert Oehlen and 14 poems by Rainald Goetz. Thomas developed three-dimensional spatial sculptures from the drawings, whose movements and transformations flow directly from Michael's score and were linked live with the music.
The salon evening offered insight into the creative processes and dialogues of the two artists. We learned about how an electronic poem is created, about Le Corbusier and Xenakis, what creative coding is all about, and about holographic music visualization.
As an opera under the title D • I • E, the project premiered at the Ruhr Triennale in 2021. The starting point for the composition was the book D • I • E – abstract reality with 13 abstract charcoal drawings by Albert Oehlen and 14 poems by Rainald Goetz. Thomas developed three-dimensional spatial sculptures from the drawings, whose movements and transformations flow directly from Michael's score and were linked live with the music.
The salon evening offered insight into the creative processes and dialogues of the two artists. We learned about how an electronic poem is created, about Le Corbusier and Xenakis, what creative coding is all about, and about holographic music visualization.
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COMPOSED TAPAS Layers Flow Composition + Organization New Categories Abstraction Impulses Repetition Rhythm + Staging Color combined, warming Liquids
A stacked salad Ox heart tomatoes, cucumbers, leaf lettuce, black radish; Dressing: olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, honey, S+P, a splash of elderflower juice) How exactly square can baked goods actually become?
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ABOUT THOMAS STAMMER
Thomas Stammer works in Europe, Great Britain, the USA and Asia. His feature films, TV films and commercials have been awarded various honors for outstanding production design. Thomas Stammer is a lecturer for Digital Set Extensions at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, a member of the German Film Academy and a scholarship recipient of Villa Aurora, Foundation for European American Relationships, in Los Angeles.
ABOUT MICHAEL WERTMÜLLER
The composer and drummer Michael Wertmüller was born in Thun, Switzerland. His works are performed at international art and music festivals (including Donaueschinger Musiktage, MaerzMusik, Lucerne Festival, musica viva, Ultraschall Festival, Academy of Arts Berlin, Tel Aviv Biennale, JazzFest Berlin, Klangspuren Schwaz, Wien Modern, musique action Nancy, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, London Jazz Festival).
Thomas Stammer works in Europe, Great Britain, the USA and Asia. His feature films, TV films and commercials have been awarded various honors for outstanding production design. Thomas Stammer is a lecturer for Digital Set Extensions at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, a member of the German Film Academy and a scholarship recipient of Villa Aurora, Foundation for European American Relationships, in Los Angeles.
ABOUT MICHAEL WERTMÜLLER
The composer and drummer Michael Wertmüller was born in Thun, Switzerland. His works are performed at international art and music festivals (including Donaueschinger Musiktage, MaerzMusik, Lucerne Festival, musica viva, Ultraschall Festival, Academy of Arts Berlin, Tel Aviv Biennale, JazzFest Berlin, Klangspuren Schwaz, Wien Modern, musique action Nancy, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, London Jazz Festival).
