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Nierka, 2012
Courtesy of Gazelli Art House Ltd.
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About The Artwork
Nierka is a multidisciplinary performance influenced by Wassily Kandinsky’s ‘The Yellow Sound’ and the theatre philosophies from renowned Directors Richard Artaud and Gordon Craig.
Nierka, originates from my indigenous Mexican Huichol roots, referring to the exact moment in which power blossoms. In this piece, music replaces script, creating a highly sensual and imitate story, provoking the audience to experience individual audio and visual interpretations. The multidisciplinary aspect of the show with the combination of many artforms (dance, rock, orchestra, djs, soprano, children’s choir, live artists, puppetiers, video, lighting and many more) is something that took me over five years to create and put together. This is also the first show in history, to use tracking in real time.
About Tupac Martir
Tupac Martir is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans the fields of painting, drawing, etching, technology, lighting, projection and video, sound design, music, and composition, as well as choreography and costumes. Vogue has described him as “the visual designer and creative director behind some of the most important events in the world”. He has provided production design, visuals and lighting direction for the likes of Elton John, Beyoncé, Danny Boyle, the Coachella Music & Arts Festival and Serpentine Gallery.
Martir is renowned within the fashion industry and has worked on ground-breaking shows for Alexander McQueen, Moschino, Alexander Wang, and Thomas Tait, among others. His artistic works have been shown across the world, including the Venice Film festival, The Eye Film Museum and Carnegie Hall.