The Small Museum presenteert Remco van Bladel

Opening exposition Para-phonic Poly-diso by Remco van Bladel, till 12 March 2018. Location: cabinet on the facade of Paradiso.

'Para-phonic Poly-diso' is a graphic score where Paradiso visitors can participate in a digital polyphonic choir. 

In eleventh century Italy, the music theorist Guido of Arezzo developed an ascending scale consisting of six-notes: ut, re, mi, fa, sol and la. A 7th note, 'si' or 'ti', was added later. This scale is the basis for 'Do-Re-Mi' and solfège, a music education method used to teach singing of Western music. 

The Small Museum, which was used for the public announcements of the church, will be transformed into a local wifi hotspot to stream a multi vocal 'Pa-Ra-Di-So Rapsodia'. A live algorithmic choir composition created through the phones connected to the score while waiting in front of the building to enter. 

For this multi vocal composition Remco van Bladel collaborated with Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab, Lætitia Sadier Source Ensemble). 

'Para-phonic Poly-diso' is a part of 'Pu-shi-ng-Sco-res'; a research project by de player, Rotterdam and Remco van Bladel into the current state of the ‘graphic score'. 'Pu-shi-ng-Sco-res' is supported by Mondriaan Fonds and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.