better me

In the TURNS series, the ZKM explores the boundaries between music, performance and media art. This year's ZeitGenuss Edition features bodies, sound and images in motion, raising questions about identity, communication and perception.

'better me' explores the increasing desire for self-determination and self-presentation that defines our society. Everyone wants to be heard, seen and noticed, and they fight to live according to their own ideas. 'Better Me' artistically depicts the quest for autonomy, rights and justice, and the consequences thereof. The boundaries between improvisation, performance, electronics, percussion and the performers' own compositions become fluid.

PERCUSSION AND COMPOSITION Vanessa Porter and Emil Kuyumcuyan VIDEO Rafael Ossami Saidy VIDEO DIRECTOR ZKM Video Studio Andy Koch SOUND DIRECTOR Sebastian Schottke TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIVE ELECTRONICS Negin Mozafari

Emil Kuyumcuyan – IT IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
for Electronics

Emil Kuyumcuyan – CALLS
for Bells, Drums and Small Percussion

Emil Kuyumcuyan – TRIALS
for Marimba/Vibraphone and Electronics

Vanessa Porter / Emil Kuyumcuyan – FRICTIONS
for Sound Objects

Emil Kuyumcuyan – LAST DUTY II
for Drumsets

Vanessa Porter / Emil Kuyumcuyan – 8 M 8 R 8 D
for Body Percussion

Emil Kuyumcuyan – YOUR STORIES
for Marimba/Vibraphone and Electronics

Emil Kuyumcuyan / Vanessa Porter – YES IT IS
for Drumsets