Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri - Contact (2018)

Performed by Tacet(i) Ensemble:
Noppakorn Auesirinuroch
Pisol Manatchinapisit
Kantika Comenaphatt

Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri (b. 1974) is a Greek-born composer and sound artist working in Berlin, Germany, Ithaca, NY and Zurich, Switzerland. Papalexandri's works interweave the borderlines of sound art, musical composition, visual objects and performance and explore the factors that link these art forms. It is a work that challenges the production and perception of sound by questioning the instrument as a sound-generator as well as the type of sound production and behavior of the performer. The world of sound and the visual appearance of Papalexandri’s works are in continuous interaction, while being uncompromisingly precise, pure and economical in their means.

As a part of the 2022 Cornell Biennial, this series of events is a collaboration between Cornell composers and artists, Piyawat Louilarpprasert, and Tacet(i) Ensemble from Thailand. The project offers a series of performances and workshops centered on extended instruments and global sounds concerning the idea of sonic identities and instrumental connotation in global cultures, as well as hybridizing Southeast Asian musical tradition and transgressing boundaries of sounds and instruments. These events are generously sponsored by the 2022 Cornell Biennial and supported by the Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) and Department of Music at Cornell University.

Audio Recording: Miles Jefferson Friday, John Eagle
Video: Daniel Sabzghabaei
Editing/ Mixing: Piyawat Louilarpprasert