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Discover the Katharina Ernst: metrics Exhibition, an Immersive Journey into Sound Art and Rhythmic Exploration

This H13 award-winning exhibition masterfully combines minimal music with art aesthetics to explore rhythm's political potentials.

Immerse yourself in Katharina Ernst's 'metrics' exhibition, a powerful live soundscape exploring music as a measure of the social. This H13 award-winning work combines minimal music and art aesthetics to reveal the political potential of rhythm and dance. Ernst's trans-disciplinary approach questions how abstract compositions can serve as mirrors for social togetherness.

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Exhibition summary

Katharina Ernst's 'metrics' is an immersive, percussive live soundscape that tests music's relationship to social measurement. The exhibition, associated with the H13 award, combines minimal music techniques with minimal art aesthetics to explore the political potentials of rhythm and dance.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'metrics' by artist and musician Katharina Ernst, recipient of this year's H13 award, investigates music as a potential measure of the social. Ernst, a drummer known for her work at the intersection of music, fine arts, and choreography, utilizes "metric" qualities of rhythm and dance to create an immersive, percussive live soundscape. This work masterfully combines minimal music techniques with aesthetics of minimal art, measuring not only the aesthetic but also the political potentials of her media. The H13-Jury highlighted how Ernst's trans-disciplinary translation processes between music, choreography, and architecture question how abstract compositions can serve as mirrors or models for social togetherness. Katharina Ernst, born in 1987, studied abstract painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and began playing drums at age nine, focusing on complex and chaotic structures. Her collaborations include work with Florentina Holzinger, the Black Page Orchestra, and Kate McIntosh. The exhibition runs from November 23 to December 7, 2024, following a performance and award ceremony on November 22, 2024. An artist talk is scheduled for December 6, 2024.

Admission and ticket notes

The exhibition runs from November 23 to December 7, 2024. Details regarding the performance and award ceremony on November 22, 2024, and an artist talk on December 6, 2024, are provided. Specific ticketing information beyond general museum access is not detailed on this page, but the event is linked to the H13 Prize award.

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Kunstraum Niederösterreich
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Exhibition schedule
From Nov 23, 2024
Artist line / attribution
Katharina Ernst, born 1987 in Korneuburg bei Wien, is an independent artist and composer. She studied abstract painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and has collaborated with Florentina Holzinger, the Black Page Orchestra, and Kate McIntosh.
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