We monitor - and watch over - each other as fellow human beings. We selectively mirror ourselves in highly polished glossy images on social media and search for recognition in numbers. Algorithms control our general health when we track steps, measure heart rate and quantify sleep. Visibility has taken on a whole new meaning - the more eyes that see, the better. We have become Narcissus, in love with our own reflection on the screen.
"I shall feed my eyes" by the Danish award winning composer Signe Lykke is a journey into the darkness of the screen. Ars Nova represents, on the one hand, a beautiful version of itself that strives for acoustic perfection, while on the other hand they represent a digital distortion that almost seems incapacitated by distractions, revealing the imperfect. The piece consists of a long series of reflections and sequences of numbers, interrupted only by a single recurring melody: a shout to be seen, to be touched.
The piece was commissioned by Ars Nova Copenhagen with special support from Augustinus Fonden.
Ars Nova Copenhagen conducted by Paul Hillier at Musikhuset in Copenhagen.
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