Photo: Håvar Goa
Identity Pitches
In the collaborative project Identity Pitches, vocalist Stine Janvin and artist Cory Arcangel perform an audio visual performance, based on the knitting patterns for traditional Norwegian sweaters known as Lusekofte. The performance serves as a live manifestation of the book of the same name, recently published by Primary Information.
Utilizing three of the most popular designs (Setesdal, Fana, and the eight-petal rose of Selbu) of this ubiquitous garment, Janvin has created scores by mapping the knitting patterns onto the harmonic and subharmonic series, and integrating the tuning principles of traditional Norwegian instruments such as the mouth harp, lur, and willow flute. The resulting scores delve into the history of Norwegian folk music tunings, the Lusekofte sweater and their intersection with the cultural identity of the country over the last millennium.
In its live format, Arcangel and Janvin perform these scores along with a fiddle ensemble accompanied by a bespoke “outdoor electronic festival” style visual presentation, designed and programmed by Arcangel using a custom “deep-fried” coding script. This will provide — in the lended words from Ultra Music Festival — a “top tier world-class production and state of the art stage design that will provide an immersive musical experience like no other” ;-) Mirroring the structure of the book, the performance includes stories, and conversation.
Photo: Håvar Goa