The Art and Design School staged the performance «Symphony of the Nail and Hammer» at Archstoyanie.
This construction starts early in the morning and strives to finish as soon as possible. This is the opposite. The tower is repeatedly demolished and rebuilt. Here, work and play coexist on equal footing, so working with a pry bar becomes as much a part of the process as taking an afternoon nap. The artwork here is not the tower itself, but the co-creation from which it emerges. The performers make decisions throughout the action, reacting to each other, the space, and everything happening around them.
The tower, the people, and the sounds are constantly changing, so you can join the observation at any time, and if you wish—you can return a little later and see a completely different scene.
Over two days—July 24 and 25—a team from the Moscow and St. Petersburg HSE Art and Design School assembled and disassembled a constructivist tower made of metal and wood. This entire process was accompanied by a sound score created using sheets of iron, steel cables, and forged nails.
