Reversing the order in which instruments are usually created, Tarek Atoui took the sounds of a collection of ethnic musical instruments as a starting point for “The Reverse Sessions.” The artist used the audio recordings of live performances that he wrote and directed, to collaborate with instrument makers on imagining and building the objects that could have generated these recordings. Without involving any images, Atoui proposed to engage with sound directly - contrary to the path of ethnomusicology that studies the shape and mechanism of an instrument with an emphasis on its cultural and social context. The Reverse Sessions is the result of this collaboration: eight original instruments that combine string, wind and percussion, which were activated during performances and rehearsals that took place over the duration of Atoui’s five weeks exhibition at the gallery. The Reverse Sessions were performed by: Darío Bernal, Juan García, Ramon Del Buey, Aimee Theriot, Dafne Sandoval, Alexander Bruck, Fernando Vigueras, Diego Espinosa, María Lipkau, German Bringas, Chris Cogburn, Jacob Wick, Juan José Rivas, Julian Bonequi, Misha Marks & Tarek Atoui. 更多