Part 1 - Workshop
Part 2 - Sound Performance
Part 3 - Party and Publication
Publication: Parts for Muuri (Scores)
2021
Series of three events and a publication
With James Prevett and Kalle Hakosalo, Tiia Toivanen, Stephen Webb, Rachel McIntosh and 11 children who participated the workshop
Part of Patsastellaan / Parties for Public Sculpture
Produced by Zodiak – Center for New Dance
Helsinki Biannial 2021
Series of three events and a publication
With James Prevett and Kalle Hakosalo, Tiia Toivanen, Stephen Webb, Rachel McIntosh and 11 children who participated the workshop
Part of Patsastellaan / Parties for Public Sculpture
Produced by Zodiak – Center for New Dance
Helsinki Biannial 2021
A three-part series of events at the Muuri / The Wall temporary sculpture on Töölö bay in Helsinki, making, performing and gathering ‘scores’ that are published to continue their lives through future interpretation.
Part 1 – Children's Workshop
Saturday 14.08.2021
Making sounds, drawings and a collective artwork/visual score around the Muuri sculpture.
Part 2 – Performance
Sunday 29.08.2021
Percussionists Kalle Hakosalo and Tiia Toivanen use the collective artwork as a visual score for a sound performance with Timpani drums and found objects including marbles, egg slicer, cups and tiles. Composer Stephen James Webb interprets the performance and transcribes it live into a musical score.
Part 3 – Party & Publication
Saturday 04.09.2021
The publication Parts (for Muuri): Scores containing the children’s visual score and Webb’s musical score is launched. The final score is performed by opera singer Rachel McIntosh.
Visitors receive a free copy.
Part 1 – Children's Workshop
Saturday 14.08.2021
Making sounds, drawings and a collective artwork/visual score around the Muuri sculpture.
Part 2 – Performance
Sunday 29.08.2021
Percussionists Kalle Hakosalo and Tiia Toivanen use the collective artwork as a visual score for a sound performance with Timpani drums and found objects including marbles, egg slicer, cups and tiles. Composer Stephen James Webb interprets the performance and transcribes it live into a musical score.
Part 3 – Party & Publication
Saturday 04.09.2021
The publication Parts (for Muuri): Scores containing the children’s visual score and Webb’s musical score is launched. The final score is performed by opera singer Rachel McIntosh.
Visitors receive a free copy.
Parts (for Muuri) was conceived by artists James Prevett and Maarit Mustonen for the Muuri sculpture and the Helsinki Biennial. It is part of Patsastellaan: Parties for Public Sculpture, an ongoing project by James Prevett where artists are invited to make a new public work for a public sculpture in Helsinki.
Muuri by visual artist Joni Kärkkäinen and dance artist Jukka Tarvainen was a both a sculpture and stage for a series of parkour dance performances, produced by Zodiak – Center for New Dance.
Photos of the three events: Ilona Burtsoff / Zodiak
Muuri by visual artist Joni Kärkkäinen and dance artist Jukka Tarvainen was a both a sculpture and stage for a series of parkour dance performances, produced by Zodiak – Center for New Dance.
Photos of the three events: Ilona Burtsoff / Zodiak
Parts (for Muuri): scores
Publication
8 pages
25x35,3 cm
Edition 200
Printing: ProAldus / Painotalo Plus Digital
Publication
8 pages
25x35,3 cm
Edition 200
Printing: ProAldus / Painotalo Plus Digital
The publication is for sale at:
Publics, Helsinki
Bladr, Copenhagen
and directly form me: maarit.mustonen (at) outlook.com and James Prevett
Price 7 €
Publics, Helsinki
Bladr, Copenhagen
and directly form me: maarit.mustonen (at) outlook.com and James Prevett
Price 7 €
The scores have subsequently been interpreted and performed by the following musicians:
Composer, musician Kaisa Siirala interpreted the scores with flute in Month of Books at PUBLICS in October 2021
Musician Anu Luukela interpreted the scores with cello in the Linnamo Prize ceremony for James Prevett at gallery Forum Box in November 2021
Musician and composer Tommie Black-Roff interpreted the scores with an accordion in James Prevett's exhibition Together With at Forum Box, Helsinki in November 2023. The performance was streamed live on Out Of Office Radio.
Composer, musician Kaisa Siirala interpreted the scores with flute in Month of Books at PUBLICS in October 2021
Musician Anu Luukela interpreted the scores with cello in the Linnamo Prize ceremony for James Prevett at gallery Forum Box in November 2021
Musician and composer Tommie Black-Roff interpreted the scores with an accordion in James Prevett's exhibition Together With at Forum Box, Helsinki in November 2023. The performance was streamed live on Out Of Office Radio.
Kaisa Siirala at PUBLICS. Photo: Noora Lehtovuori
Tommie Black-Roff at Forum Box. Photo: James Prevett
Installation view at James Prevett's exhibition Together With at Forum Box, Helsinki, 2023.