tarek atoui
1980, Beirut, Líbano
Tarek Atoui es un artista y compositor electro-acústico que trabaja dentro del campo del performance sonoro. Con frecuencia su trabajo se desarrolla a partir de una extensa investigación acerca de la historia de la música y la instrumentación, que desemboca en performances colaborativos en los que explora nuevos modos de producción. Al centro de su obra se encuentra una constante reflexión acerca del instrumento y la naturaleza compleja, abierta y dinámica de la interpretación en vivo.
El uso que Atoui hace del sonido desafía y expande nuestras maneras habituales de entender y experimentar este medio. Su proyecto WITHIN, por ejemplo, parte de la Cultura Sorda para encontrar nuevas formas de construir instrumentos, así como de componer y de ejecutar. En The Reverse Collection se tocan y se graban instrumentos de antigüedad y origen desconocidos en un museo de antropología para luego, a partir de la sola escucha de las grabaciones, crear una nueva colección de instrumentos.
Tarek Atoui actualmente vive y trabaja en París.
the reverse sessions, 2014
set of eight original instruments combining string, wind and percussion, exhibited at kurimanzutto, mexico city, 2014
the reverse sessions, 2014
performance at kurimanzutto, mexico city, 2014
the reverse sessions, 2014
documentación del performance en kurimanzutto, ciudad de méxico, 2014
the reverse sessions, the pipe koto 1, 2014
piano and cello strings are mounted on a plexiglass frame in a way inspired by the japanese koto instrument
5 church organ pipes are also mounted into the frame, they receive compressed air to produce crystalline sounds
the pipe koto has an intricate system of microphones mounted into it, these pick up the sound of the strings and the pipes to merge them and create a unique palette of timbers and sounds
instrumet made by vincent martial à san jose, 2014
the reverse sessions. litophone, 2014
set de percusión que incluye 31 piedras con soportes de madera, huesos, mazos y palos
dimensiones variables
instrumento realizado por serge durin en clermont-ferrand, francia, 2014
the reverse sessions, the orgue à clapets, 2014
a wind, string and percussion instrument all at once, the orgue à clapets produces sound by sending compressed air through a multitude of small elastic tubes that oscillate at high speeds
128 x 107 x 64 cm
instrument made by thierry madiot in paris, 2014
documentación de instalación de the reverse collection 2014 -2016 en the tanks, tate modern, londres, 2016
the reverse collection, 2014-2016
documentación del performance en the tanks, tate modern, londres, 2016
the reverse collection, 2014-2016
documentación del performance en the tanks, tate modern, londres, 2016
the reverse collection, the hybrid violin, 2014
an augmented version of the medieval hurdy-gurdy
continuous sound is produced by a wheel that excites strings of different diameters and materials
the hybrid violin also has a digital extension called the trublion - a module that allows any exterior sound source to impact the speed and rhythm of the motor activating the strings
instrument made by leo maurel in strasbourg, france, 2014
the reverse collection, the aquaflute, 2014 - 2016
instrument made out of plastic, glass and pistons
8 flutes are mounted on a recipient filled with water and fixed to a rotative tripod
the aquaflute can be blown into, or played automatically with compressed air
instrument made by thierry madiot in paris, france, august 2014 & march 2016
the whisperers, 2021-2022
series of listening devices composed of plastic, wood, brass, water, bronze, glass and stone
inspired by experiments pursued with a kindergarten class on the acoustics and vibratory frequency of objects, water, wind, voices, and rotational movements
the whisperers, 2021-2022
installation view, austin contemporary, austin, texas, 2022
the whisperers, 2021-2022
installation view, austin contemporary, austin, texas, 2022
the whisperers: infinite ballet solo, 2021-2022
wood, transducer, amplifier, mixer, oxidized cymbal, 3 meter brass rod, sound proofed wooden box, 20 meter brass chain, rotating motor, wooden support, headphones, genelec speaker 361 x 48 x 396 cm
the whisperers: whisper pulse, 2021-2022
stone, water, microphone stand with heavy foot, dropper, pump, sub-ink, subwoofer, bronze cymbal
the whisperers: platinum record player, 2021-2022
piano string, cymbal, sound proof wooden box, mixer, amplifier, transducer, stands, clamps, motor, stone polishing tool, headphones 130 x 51 x 102 cm
the organ within, 2019
hybrid sculptural object made by léo maurel and vincent martial
kurimanzutto, new york, 2019
the organ within, 2019
installation view, kurimanzutto, new york, 2019
the organ within, 2019
installation view, kurimanzutto, new york, 2019
the organ within, 2019
performance, solomon r. guggenheim, new york, june 27, 2019
the organ within, 2019
performance, solomon r. guggenheim, new york, june 27, 2019
souffle continu, 2022
collaborative performance, st. rupert’s church, vienna, 2022
souffle continu, 2022
performance at st. rupert’s church, vienna, 2022
souffle continu, 2022
performance at st. rupert’s church, vienna, 2022
souffle continu, 2022
performance at st. rupert’s church, vienna, 2022
souffle continu, 2022
performance in musikverein, glass hall, vienna, 2022
Tarek Atoui se ha dado a conocer a través de exposiciones individuales como: Tarek Atoui. Al Tāriq. Un viaje a las tradiciones musicales rurales del norte de África y del mundo árabe, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid (2025); Tarek Atoui, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (2024); the Shore / a place I’d like to be, Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art- Ghent (SMAK), Bélgica (2024); The Rain, Mirrored Garden, Cantón, China (2024); Standing Waves, Cukrarna gallery, Liubliana, Eslovenia (2024); The Drift, Institut d’art contemporain (IAC), Villeurbanne/ Ródano-Alpes, Francia (2023); Tarek Atoui: The Whisperers, Jones Center, The Contemporary Austin, Texas; The FLAG Art Foundation, Nueva York (2022); Waters’ Witness, Fridericianum, Kassel, Alemania; Fundação de Serralves, Oporto, Portugal; The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg (MUDAM) (2022); The Whisperers, Galerie Chantal Crousel, París (2021); Cycles in 11, Sharjah Art Foundation, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (2020); Organ Within, kurimanzutto, Nueva York (2019); Resonance: Sound Art, Walker Art Center, Mineápolis, Minnesaota (2019), entre muchas otras.
Tarek Atoui ha presentado su trabajo a nivel internacional en: Dissolving your ear plugs, Musée d'art contemporain de Joliette, Canadá (2023); Primary Forms, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Polonia (2022); Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Darmstadt, Alemania (2021); Fridericianum, Kassel, Alemania (2020); Resonance: A Sound Art Marathon, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2019); Inner Ear Vision: Sound as Medium, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska (2019); Infinite Ear, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscú (2018); L'emprise des sens, Le Printemps de Septembre, Quai des arts, Cugnaux, Francia (2018); Soil and Stones, Souls and Songs, Para Site, Hong Kong (2017); GLOBALE: New Sensorium, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Alemania (2016); Art or Sound, Fondazione Prada, Ca' Corner della Regina, Venecia (2014); Festival Santiago A Mil, Santiago de Chile (2013); Performa 11, New York (2011); New Museum of Contemporary Art, Nueva York (2010); the Haus Der Kunst, Múnich (2010), entre otras.
El artista ha participado en múltiples Biennales and Triennales como: Sonic Acts Biennale, Amsterdam, Países Bajos (2024); 14th Gwangju Biennale, Corea del Sur (2023); 17th Istanbul Biennale, Estambul, Turquía (2022); Struer Tracks sound art biennale, Struer, Dinamarca (2021); 22nd Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2020); 58th Venice Biennale (2019); Marrakech Biennale 2016, Palais El Bahia, Marruecos (2016); 8th Berlin Biennial, Part of the artistic team, Berlín (2014); Within, Sharjah Biennial 11 , Emiratos Árabes Unidos (2013); Intense Proximité: Triennale d'art contemporain, París (2012); dOCUMENTA 13, Kassel, Alemania (2012); SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul, Corea del Sur (2011); the Sharjah Biennial 9 and 11, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (2009 and 2013, respectively), entre otras.
museo y parque serralves presenta waters' witness de tarek atoui
Lee la reseña completa sobre la práctica artistica de Tarek Atoui por Nadine Khalil para la revista Ocula.
Fridericianum presenta Waters’ Witness, la primera exposición individual de Tarek Atoui en Alemania.
Contemporary Austin en Texas anunció a Tarek Atoui como ganador del Premio 2022 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation.
Okayama Art Summit es una exhibición internacional de arte contemporáneo que ofrece a los visitantes la oportunidad no solo para ver exhibiciones sino también de experimentar los procesos de pensamiento de los artistas.
