Ausstellung: Islands of Time von Niccolò Masini – Eröffnung mit Pole, JakoJako & Rubén Nsue, Sunroof, Nicolas Bougaïeff

silent green & the Miller-Zillmer Foundation present

Founded in 2019, the Miller-Zillmer Foundation initiates and supports international projects at the intersection of art, society, and education. Through acoustic, visual, and audiovisual formats, it connects artists, cultural practitioners, and socially engaged individuals. The foundation focuses on connecting artistic practice with sociocultural needs, as well as promoting education and cultural exchange. Shaped by Daniel Miller’s lifelong expertise in music and Diáne Zillmer’s experience in the arts and education, the foundation creates platforms for creative work, learning, and social dialogue.

Exhibition:Islands of Time by Niccolò Masini
Born out of a collaboration between the Miller-Zillmer Foundation and silent green,“Islands of Time”by Niccolò Masini comprises a cohesive body of work created as part of the Miller-Zillmer Foundation’s“Vision into the Future”program (2019–2022). Situated at the intersection of territories, communities, and perspectives,*Islands of Time*explores the relationships between the emergence of intangible feelings of belonging and the construction of geographic identity. In an attempt to transcend linear conceptions of time, the exhibition addresses themes such as memory and movement by understanding the past, present, and future as closely intertwined within a global geopolitical context.

Shifting between Western Sahara, the Italian-French border region of Ventimiglia/Menton, Argentina, and the Aeolian Archipelago, the exhibited works emerge from the interplay of diverse modes of expression. In doing so, they raise questions about individual and collective responses to the complex realities of various forms of geographical belonging. In this sense,*Islands of Time*proposes spatial investigations and analytical discourses that go beyond mere territorial references and trace the shifting boundaries that solidify the conditions of “imagined” processes of deterritorialization through various forms of written and oral knowledge.

Niccolò Masini
Niccolò Masini is an artist, researcher, and doctoral candidate in the field ofNew Media and Critical–Curatorial Practices of Contemporary Creationat the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin. His practice examines the legacies inscribed in the politics of time, space, and memory, and explores the possibilities that arise between spatial modalities and sociocultural contexts. His works and research have been exhibited internationally, including at the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska (MSURS), the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA-Skopje), the Watermill Center in New York City, and the Bali Purnati Center for the Arts in Indonesia.
 

On August 6, we will celebrate the official opening of“Islands of Time”in the studios. To accompany the event, the following artists will perform in the Kuppelhalle. Admission to the exhibition is free; tickets for the concerts are available via the ticket link below.Islands of Timewill then be on view through August 16.
 

Pole
Since the 1990s, Berlin-based producer and mastering wizard Stefan Betke—aka Pole—has been exploring the realms of minimal techno, ambient, and dub. His most recent releases sound both focused and open, deeply anchored in the bass yet marked by a remarkable lightness. Here, dub is no longer a genre but a way of thinking: echo as memory, space as an instrument, silence as a secret co-producer. His most recent releases include remixes of his latest album, *Tempus*, featuring contributions from Sleaford Mods, Alessandro Cortini, and Rrose.

JakoJako & Rubén Nsue
Berlin-based modular synthesizer specialist, producer, and DJ Sibel Koçer—aka JakoJako—is dedicated to exploring the spaces that open up between the technical and emotional sides of electronic music, cultivating a relationship with sound that incorporates both in-depth knowledge and improvisation and intuition. She most recently released a series of remixes of her latest album,*Tết 41*. 

She is currently performing exclusively with Rubén Nsue Mbese. The Madrid-born dancer began his dance career in his hometown, where he studied jazz and modern dance. He furthered his artistic training in Barcelona, London, and New York, where he refined his skills in dance theater, contemporary dance, and hip-hop. Nsue has appeared in several musicals, including renowned productions such as*Hair*and*The Wedding Singer*.

Sunroof
Originally founded as a remix project by Mute founder Daniel Miller and producer Gareth Jones, Sunroof has released three albums of free improvisations over the past few years, based on their shared love for Eurorack modular synthesizers. Both on record and during their rare live performances (most recently as the opening act for Yann Tiersen), they adhere to the principle that nothing may be planned or rehearsed in advance, and each piece must be played or recorded live using a maximum of 2x2 channels without overdubs.

Nicolas Bougaïeff
The French-Canadian Nicolas “Dr. Techno” Bougaïeff has long celebrated that rare breed of electronic music that sounds like the future while simultaneously capturing the present in its asymmetries and complex structures. On his more recent releases, Bougaïeff hasn’t abandoned the club so much as mapped it out more precisely: as a space for thought, a pressure chamber, a place of controlled ecstasy. Where others still speak of “atmosphere,” he has long since been working on architecture. His most recent releases include tracks such as“Sunday Morning at Panorama Bar When Things Go Sideways” and“Summer Beach Bar Where Jodie Foster Goes in the Movie Contact.”

Thursday, August 6
Start/Exhibition Opening: 6:00 p.m., Ateliers 2+3, Free admission
Music & Performance: 7:15 p.m., Kuppelhalle,tickets
 

*The net proceeds from the event will support the foundation’s projects