Rights and silences (I)
[Unpretentious Ephemeral Act (UEA)] no. 1
Performance
Curated by Rafa Yebra
EXPLURART 2014. Martin Codax Auditorium
Superior Conservatory of Music, Vigo (Spain)
Audio editing: Pascual Pérez Porcar
String quartet: Mario Peris, Manuel Sabucedo, Camila Fernández Gutiérrez, and Lidia Rodríguez Pérez
Photographs: Andrea Costas
April 3, 2014
To Pascu
In this performance, the reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in multiple languages is incorporated as a sonic backdrop. As the audio progresses, actions are carried out that encourage reflection on error and fragility, clearly alluding to the recurrent violation of the principles that constitute the said declaration. Towards the end of the performance, a string quartet interprets Johann Strauss’s Radetzky March, widely recognized for concluding the traditional New Year’s concert in Vienna. The reference to the Viennese concert is interpreted as a metaphor that, stemming from self-critique, addresses the cynicism and indifference towards the grave and persistent issues faced by the population of in the mislabeled Third World.
