Viola Yip »Liminal Lines«

For a portable self-built electronic instrument, ca. 20 - 25' (premiere).

"Liminal Lines" is a live electronic music performance by Viola Yip with her self-built portable instrument. She uses her body movements as a tool to develop a choreography between sound and movement that challenges traditional notions of techniques and execution.

This wearable instrument, built in the shape of a dress, consists of various audio cables that carry sound signals. Yip's body movements allow for a wide range of distances, pressures, and speeds with the dress, creating a hybrid human-machine performance instrument. This allows her to create complex lengths that she modulates over time.

Credits:

Video documentary
ZKM | Video Studio

Peter Müller (camera/Editing)
Lisa Michel (camera)