Surface, Otherwise (after STA XLII)
Live performance on the occasion of Anri Sala: Fallen Vision
Acesso gratuito
For the opening of 'Fallen Vision', Anri Sala’s first solo exhibition in Portugal, EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble performs 'Surface, Otherwise (after STA XLII)', a new composition created specifically for the exhibition.
Working with composer Jack Sheen, Sala draws on the material and temporal processes of his recent fresco practice to create a vocal score, bringing painting into his longstanding exploration of sound and time.
Presented throughout the exhibition as a sound installation, the work takes on a live, spatialized form in a single performance by EXAUDI at 10:30 p.m. on opening night.
Concept: Anri Sala
Composition: Jack Sheen and Anri Sala
Performance: EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble
Conductor and director: James Weeks
Emma Tring — soprano
Hannah Dienes-Williams — soprano
Jessica Gillingwater — mezzo-soprano
Cathy Bell — mezzo-soprano
Tom Williams — countertenor
David de Winter — tenor
Stephen Jeffes — tenor
Michael Hickman — baritone
Tom Lowen — bass
Simon Whiteley — bass
The project was developed in collaboration with the Serralves Performing Arts Department and Pedro Rocha, Music/Sound Art Curator.
Produced by Anri Sala & Jenny Yeh, Winsing Arts Foundation.
About the exhibition:
'Fallen Vision' will be on view from November 2026 to April 2027 and is curated by Inês Grosso, Chief Curator at Serralves. The exhibition is coordinated by Filipa Loureiro, Temporary Exhibitions Coordinator at Serralves and produced in close collaboration with the artist’s studio, in particular Clémence Duchon and Marina Höxter.
The exhibition’s architecture was developed in collaboration with Ventura Trindade Arquitectos.
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Jack Sheen is a Manchester-born conductor and composer whose work is driven by curiosity, a love of collaboration and a deep engagement with sound. His compositions range from orchestral and chamber works to installations and site-specific projects exploring space and listening, and include commissions from organisations such as the BBC and Wien Modern. As a conductor, he is recognised for thoughtful, refined interpretations that reflect his own compositional insight, as well as his collaborative rehearsal style. He works with ensembles including BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and Klangforum Wien, as well as in opera. Selected for the London Symphony Orchestra’s Panufnik Composers Scheme, he now maintains the relationship as a conductor, leading workshops for emerging composers.