If you weren’t able to attend the events in person, you can get a taste of the performances through these videos.
We were delighted to present three live performances as part of The London Group Open 2025, two of which were selected through The London Group’s open call.
Same Moon Different Suns by Jennifer Ng
Every day, I live my time thrice – now, in the past, and in the future. They said that I shouldn’t be pointing at the moon, for the sheer fear of getting a cut on the ear. That’s all they said, no more, no less. “Which moon”, I asked? “What about the sun?”. “Which sun?” I asked again. I am still waiting for the silence.
This work was developed as a response to a dislocated form of existence, as the artist explores notions of distance, unsettledness and uncertainty stemming from the subjective experience of living different realities, and existing across geographical time zones. In this durational work, Jennifer Ng focused on creating indexical imprints of such inhabitation in real time.
Above Fire Below the Lake by Partial Wave Child
Above Fire Below the Lake is an improvised electroacoustic performance for augmented flute by Partial Wave Child. Jockel Liess and Geoixos use a purpose-built software environment to extend the flute’s capabilities, creating a seamless tapestry of live-processed, manipulated, and sampled sounds.
The performance explores a wide range of flute techniques, from breath tones to high pitch partials, blending them with live sampled electronic textures. Guided by a score outlining 12 modal areas, this piece is an indeterminate journey through a dynamic musical terrain, weaving rhythms and tonalities fluidily into an ever-evolving soundscape.
The visual element is a real time reaction, of a unique digital system, to the live improvised performance.
Thank you to Nicola Schauerman from Genetic Moo who filmed the original footage.
Call and Response by Annabel Cator
Performed with Mickey Demas and Arash Rafiei.
“The cello’s sound is collected through contact microphones and transmuted through software which is then heard via the instrument’s resonance chamber. Arm movements change the frequency and decay, creating a three-way symphony between technology, humans and art.” – Annabel Cator
Filmed by Paul Bonomini.
