Stringing the Matrix is a sound-based live performance using textile and sculpture. Commissioned by Tate St Ives it was originally created in response to the architectural vision of constructivist Naum Gabo. The sculpture was exhibited at Tate St Ives 3rd February – May 2nd 2022. Stringing the Matrix was performed at Tate St Ives, on 30th April 2022. (Tate St Ives Commission: Performance.)
In the performance of this piece, performers and the audience wear wireless headphones to hear the 40-minute piece being constructed.The sounds of the space, audience and other visitors are channelled through the object along with the intimate sounds of handling the materials and the subtle gestures produced in the collective task of creating the structure.
Stringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayStringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayStringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayStringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayDetail from Stringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayStringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayCoil of Days 2019, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission exhibition, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam DayStringing the Matrix, Rita Evans, Tate St Ives Commission, February 2022 (c) Tate photography by Sam Day
