Fito Conesa: Unravelling the ornament

Fito Conesa proposes a hymn to the anarchy of things, to the hardships of navigating and composing in the absence of structure in regulated times. Inspired by Alfred Jerry’s famous play Ubu Roi, the Spanish artist brings together the string ensemble of Casa da Música (Vitor Vieira on violin, Trevor Mctait on viola and Filipe Quaresma on cello) which, through glissandos, syncopations and broken melodies, will search for possible sonic agreements among the sounds that inhabit the Crystal Palace Gardens.

Fito Conesa‘s multifaceted work encompasses installation, video and the exploration of sound to reflect on the intersections between origin, history, culture and the contemporary world.

This performance forms part of the programme for the first edition of Fogo Fátuo.