Our Artist to Artist talks invite musicians to participate in free, unmoderated discussions, discovering the things that draw them together along the way. The latest entry in the series features a conversation between Charles Uzor and Liza Lim.
The works of Nigerian/Swiss composer Charles Uzor and Australian composer Liza Lim to be presented at hcmf// 2023 both negotiate the politics of time. Charles’ memorials for George Floyd confront the durational horror of his murder, inserting listeners in as witnesses before attempting to find catharsis in the space beyond. Liza’s Multispecies Knots of Ethical Time, meanwhile, is a meditation on human finiteness amid the ecological crises, and sits as part of a larger project connecting the arts to wider movements of multispecies justice that take up the moral, political, and legal claims of animals, plants, rivers, forests and ecosystems.
Ahead of their UK Premieres at hcmf// 2023, these renowned artists share their thoughts on time, representing the world through art and much more. Watch the discussion in the video below.
The 46th edition of Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, hcmf// 2023, takes place Friday 17 – Sunday 26 November 2023. Tickets for Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra + Winnie Huang, featuring UK Premieres by Charles Uzor and Liza Lim, are on sale now.