In Ravel Ravel Interval, Sala trains his lens on the left hands of the two performers, Montreal pianist Louis Lortie and French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Each is accompanied by an unseen orchestra somewhere outside the shot. As they perform the piece, the two pianists vary their tempo: starting out in unison, they then split apart, come back together, drift apart again and finally resume their synchronous play. This installation present two interpretations of Maurice Ravel’s (1875-1937) Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major. Created in 1929-1930, the piece was commissioned by pianist Paul Wittgenstein following the amputation of his right arm in the First World War.
The interval between these two interpretations highlights the uniqueness of human expression, inviting us to accept and embrace uncertainty as an essential part of our artistic and personal experience.