Exhibition
Click to record your own Lullaby via Father’s Lullaby Project by Rashin Fahandej…
Husniya Khuyamyorova’s lullaby project on endangered languages in New York
Daniel Konhauser’s project which uses a digital audiovisual experience depicting the future of lullabies.
"Choir Octet" by Daniel Konhauser reproduces the sensor driven experience of the "Invisible Theremin" generating a lullaby over the image of the audience following the sensory directions from the viewer.
Nooshin Hakim’s multi-year project where 100 lullabies were collected and sent to children living in war torn areas of the Middle East. These lullabies are then converted into music box scripts, you can choose one and play.
A multimedia artwork by Elena Mencarelli that offers a new perspective on the topic of violence against women through 3 sources: the folkloristic Italian song for children “Madama Dorè”, the 2017 WHO’s statement reporting the violence against women data, and “The Little Matches Girl” fairy tale.
Anastasia Georgievskaya translates the motherhood and childhood using the language of contemporary art, adjusting it to the cultural context of one country or another.
Zsudayka Nzinga Terrell’s works are largely focused on the Black woman in America including themes of motherhood and culture. While her pieces explore patterns and textures of Black American culture, it is an opportunity to highlight the beauty of one culture and the ways in which it is the same and connected to many others.
Sleepdust is a compilation of lullabies in different languages sung by Uber drivers in London, March 2019 collected by Ceyda Oskay.
Living Lullabies is a series of Hannah Reyes Morales which was published in the December 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. In this documentation project, Hannah aims to uncover how major global issues like conflict, migration, public health, and climate change affect and are reflected in the bedtime stories and songs of children around the world.
Old She-Hyena is a ritualistic piece performed by İris Ergül in a wearable sculpture in San Francisco. The sculpture represents the artist’s grandmother’s body,with her inner parts and organs bravely displayed.
Duygu Gün is depicting how lullabies are sung as a cautionary tale. Many and lurid are the child-snatching, child-snacking beasts that await those who resist sleep are common across cultures. In addition to its scarceful attitude, lullabies —like other forms of folklore—are an important means of broadcasting a picture of the world. The horrifying visions of the tales introduce children to centuries old societal roles and rules.
Incorporating music and conversations as an integral part of his creative process, Taro is setting on a journey through lost memories of his childhood, trying to recall those moments with familiar sounds.
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Hu Hu Hu is a series of works inspired by the stories and lullabies the artist heard in her childhood.