theme: illogical
constructed by Nicolas Wiese
berlin, 12/06 – 02/07
one of the first raw 'test-'pieces for a new conceptual
group of works about the contradictions in hip hop.
while rap artists always insisted in 'keeping it real',
one of the major motivations behind many rappers' careers
is to become someone else –
a rich and powerful person, making his peace with the
white dominated capitalistic society.
the rap artist's 'realness' is meant to qualify his
success as a strategy of independence, but the opposite
is the case –
hip hop becomes a highly artificial, totally decontextualized
entertainment commodity and a flattened myth system
in a game that is by no means controlled by
the hip hop artists themselves.
in REALNESS, i am constructing my own highly artificial
and dislocated sound clusters out of hip hop –
by only using acapella rap vocals as source material.
in this particular piece, a few percussive sounds are added,
generated from various prcoessed acoustic instruments.
Nicolas Wiese / b. 1976 / is a visual artist, sound artist,
graphic designer and improvising musician who currently lives in Berlin.
he studied communication design, illustration and communication
theory at the university of applied sciences in Hamburg.
apart from exhibitions, installations, audiovisual performances,
short film projects, improv concerts and interdisciplinary workshops
his activities include the small tape & cdr label AIC, which he
is running together with Oliver Peters ( EVAPORI )
and G.Grimm ( TOTSTELLEN )
the project [-hyph-] has been started in 2001.
http://www.0000-anti.info
http://www.myspace.com/nicolaswww
