![]() The brother duo of Andi and Hannes Teichmann was involved in the planning of the residency and with sincere admiration, found themselves readjusting their approach to allow for the unique dynamic of ‘Fieldlines’ to carve its own niche.īidisha Das– Kolkata-born sound artist Bidisha Das represented the extreme opposite of traditional art forms with her DIY-approach to music-making. Gebrüder Teichmann – Head of the label NOLAND and co-producers of the residency, Berlin-based Gebrüder Teichmann are not only established producers and performers but also cultural activists who have hosted similar residencies as ‘Soundcamps’ in places like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Mexico where they worked with local contemporary artists. Head below to check out the portraits on the artists and to learn more about them. The whole interaction and the challenges and achievements of the collaboration have been documented in an 18-minute long documentary by film collective Elefant alongside mini-portraits on the artistes, which Magnetic Fields Festival released last week. The collective presented the product of their collaboration at open-studio jam sessions on the first two evenings of the festival and through a performance at Magnetic Fields 2019’s BUDx South Stage on the final day.Īiming to provide an equal footing to both folk and contemporary craftsmanship, the residency put heavy emphasis on the social interaction between the collective, who lived in the palace together, explored the local heritage together and learned about each other’s traditions. In the week running up to the festival, the artists created a studio setup at the festival site Alsisar Palace's picturesque Badal Mahal, where they worked together alongside a cultural mediator and a filmmaker. ![]() Supported via a grant from Goethe-Institut's International Coproduction Fund and collaboration with label NOLAND, the 10-day immersive programme aimed to bring traditional artforms closer to local and international audiences, highlight different playing styles and open avenues for them, by bringing together local folk artists and contemporary musicians from India and beyond. In its 2019 edition, Magnetic Fields Festival hosted its first-ever in-house residency with ‘Fieldlines’.
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