When listening to the song composed by Louizou and sung by herself and two other performers, you somehow step into the shoes of the listening king. The installation venue turns into a giant ear, and the viewers/listeners attune to the three female voices. These voices seem to be waiting for other voices to come and join them – on the one hand, it is Louizou’s voice that calls you; on the other, ‘it is your voice, the voice you created to reply to her, drawing it from the dust of the city sounds.’ ‘Destined for the ear of another, Cavarero aptly remarks, the voice implies a listener – or better, a reciprocity of pleasure.’ ‘It is no longer a question of intercepting a sound and decoding or interpreting [a sound], the philosopher points out, but rather of responding to a unique voice that signifies nothing but itself [and] to make of [one]self a source of sonority.’ —Christoforos Marinos
Fold-out poster design on the occasion of the exhibition Six Breaths per Minute by Maria Louizou presented at Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, 17 June – 2 October, 2021. Exhibition text by Christoforos Marinos.
