The Paper Ensemble & Ale Hop collaboration (2023)

40 min / 2023 / REWIRE

As an ongoing project from interdisciplinary artists Jochem van Tol and Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, The Paper Ensemble uses the surprisingly versatile material of paper to build sonic worlds of paper sculptures, through which they challenge the borders of what we might define as an object, an image, or a (musical) sound. During Rewire 2023, they are joined on stage by one-of-a-kind sound artist Ale Hop for a unique electro-acoustic musical exploration.

The world premiere of this special performance sees a fascinating interplay between the organic/acoustic sound qualities that are a signature of The Paper Ensemble with the processed, noisy and highly textured electronic music of Ale Hop. Adding the percussive punctuations by Frank Rosaly and Paul Koek, this musical collaboration promises to deliver a sonic fabric woven from the smallest and softest sounds we can hear, in juxtaposition with the brutality of percussion and amplification.

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