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Installation view at exhibition "Embracement" at Galerija VARTAI. Photographed by Laurynas Skeisgiela

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Photographed by Laurynas Skeisgiela

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Photographed by Laurynas Skeisgiela

Deimantas Narkevičius Lithuanian, b. 1964
The Fifer, 2019
Holographic video film, bronze casting, two photographs
Digitized photo, original copy no. P-06371 is protected
In the Central State Archive of Lithuania
The soundtrack was played by Vytautas Oškinis.
The post-production of the holographic video was performed by Kostas Radlinskas
Digitized photo, original copy no. P-06371 is protected
In the Central State Archive of Lithuania
The soundtrack was played by Vytautas Oškinis.
The post-production of the holographic video was performed by Kostas Radlinskas
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Edition of 4 plus 1 AP
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(EN) The artwork was exhibited at the exhibition 'Embracement' (2021.09.09 - 10.23), dedicated to the centenary of the birth of the famous Lithuanian modernist artist Antanas Mončys. Deimantas Narkevičius’s Flute...
(EN)
The artwork was exhibited at the exhibition "Embracement" (2021.09.09 - 10.23), dedicated to the centenary of the birth of the famous Lithuanian modernist artist Antanas Mončys.
Deimantas Narkevičius’s Flute Player creates several sonic states which he has derived from an archival photographic image reproduced in different materials. A photograph from 1920 depicts a young man dressed in military uniform playing a flute, facing away from a frosty window, through which we can see a winter garden contained in a glass conservatory. The image gives us an opportunity to guess what kinds of sounds this young man may be creating. Accompanying this image are the bronze castings of the internal cavities of the musician’s instrument. The interior of the flute was cast in four parts, just as the instrument itself would be assembled or disassembled. In addition, a holographic screen shows a flying nightingale. Through its size and motion, the digital bird extends the scene of the black-and-white photograph into an animated space against a green background: presumably flying in from the conservatory, the holographic bird, paired with the sounds performed by the flute player, echoes the rhythm and melodies of nightingale song. A second photograph, created digitally, depicts what might have been visible from the outside: a window in the wall of a house, in which we see a soldier playing music in an unknown location.
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(LT)
Kūrinys eksponuojamas parodoje „Glamonė“ (2021.09.09 – 10.23), kuri skirta žymaus Lietuvos modernizmo menininko Antano Mončio šimtosioms gimimo metinėms atminti.
Deimanto Narkevičius kūrinys Fleitistas yra iš archyvinės nuotraukos vaizdinio atsekamų, keleto garso būvių įgyvendinimas skirtingose materijose. 1920-tais metais užfiksuotoje nuotraukoje, kareivio uniforma vilkintis, fleita grojantis jaunas vyras yra nusisukęs nuo apšarmojusio lango, už kurio matosi žiemos sodas. Šiuo kūriniu autorius siekia atverti galimybes numanyti, kokias materialias ir garsines struktūras atskleidžia šis siužetas - muzikanto laikomo instrumento vidinės ertmės išnyra bronzinio liejinio pavidalu, holograminio vaizdo ekrane tai įskrenda tai vėl išskrenda tūrinis lakštingalos pavidalas, kuriuo siekiama į animacijos erdvę pratęsti juodai baltos fotografijos siužetą, o fleitisto atliekami garsai, atkuriami lakštingalos čiulbėjimo ritmu ir melodija. Kūrinį papildo antra, skaitmeniniu būdu sukurta nuotrauka, kurioje vaizduojama tai, kaip galėtų atrodyti siena, langas ir už jo grojantis kareivis nežinomoje vietovėje.
The artwork was exhibited at the exhibition "Embracement" (2021.09.09 - 10.23), dedicated to the centenary of the birth of the famous Lithuanian modernist artist Antanas Mončys.
Deimantas Narkevičius’s Flute Player creates several sonic states which he has derived from an archival photographic image reproduced in different materials. A photograph from 1920 depicts a young man dressed in military uniform playing a flute, facing away from a frosty window, through which we can see a winter garden contained in a glass conservatory. The image gives us an opportunity to guess what kinds of sounds this young man may be creating. Accompanying this image are the bronze castings of the internal cavities of the musician’s instrument. The interior of the flute was cast in four parts, just as the instrument itself would be assembled or disassembled. In addition, a holographic screen shows a flying nightingale. Through its size and motion, the digital bird extends the scene of the black-and-white photograph into an animated space against a green background: presumably flying in from the conservatory, the holographic bird, paired with the sounds performed by the flute player, echoes the rhythm and melodies of nightingale song. A second photograph, created digitally, depicts what might have been visible from the outside: a window in the wall of a house, in which we see a soldier playing music in an unknown location.
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(LT)
Kūrinys eksponuojamas parodoje „Glamonė“ (2021.09.09 – 10.23), kuri skirta žymaus Lietuvos modernizmo menininko Antano Mončio šimtosioms gimimo metinėms atminti.
Deimanto Narkevičius kūrinys Fleitistas yra iš archyvinės nuotraukos vaizdinio atsekamų, keleto garso būvių įgyvendinimas skirtingose materijose. 1920-tais metais užfiksuotoje nuotraukoje, kareivio uniforma vilkintis, fleita grojantis jaunas vyras yra nusisukęs nuo apšarmojusio lango, už kurio matosi žiemos sodas. Šiuo kūriniu autorius siekia atverti galimybes numanyti, kokias materialias ir garsines struktūras atskleidžia šis siužetas - muzikanto laikomo instrumento vidinės ertmės išnyra bronzinio liejinio pavidalu, holograminio vaizdo ekrane tai įskrenda tai vėl išskrenda tūrinis lakštingalos pavidalas, kuriuo siekiama į animacijos erdvę pratęsti juodai baltos fotografijos siužetą, o fleitisto atliekami garsai, atkuriami lakštingalos čiulbėjimo ritmu ir melodija. Kūrinį papildo antra, skaitmeniniu būdu sukurta nuotrauka, kurioje vaizduojama tai, kaip galėtų atrodyti siena, langas ir už jo grojantis kareivis nežinomoje vietovėje.