Unbounded

05.10.2020
Spot On MozART
© João Levezinho

Unbounded deals with the transformation process of Mozart's Symphony in A major (KV 201) into a gradually emerging abstract painting, visually realized in the form of an animated film.

Symphony in A major, KV 201

A film by
Sophie Thammer

Unbounded deals with the transformation process of Mozart’s Symphony in A major (KV 201) into a gradually emerging abstract painting, realised in the form of an animated film. Moving graphic objects/traces are synaesthetically assigned to the parameters in the music in correspondence with agricultural processes and the resulting structuring and geometrisation of nature. Referring to the unstable character of music, that e.g. tones, motifs can always be rearranged in relation to the temporal dimension, the new, graphic “score” should also be able to reinvent, overlap and destroy itself again and again.

  • Idea and concept: Sophie Thammer
  • Direction and production: Sophie Thammer
  • Music analysis, musical concept and music direction: Sihua Ren
  • Motion design and animation design: João Levezinho
  • Graphics: Elena Štrok
  • Project supervision: Claudia Lehmann and Konrad Hempel
  • Spot On MozART Project Supervision: Thomas Ballhausen

More projects

  • Spot On MozART Publikation | © Michael Klimt
    9.10.2023
    The "Unruh" of the Mozarteum 

    Since October 2019, Spot On MozART has been dedicated to the visual exploration of listening and thus to a new understanding of the music of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart. At the end of the project in autumn 2023, the Mozarteum University will present a retrospective of all implemented art and research projects in a comprehensive publication.

    Spot On MozART
  • Shift | © Sigi Tomaschko
    19.7.2023
    Shift KV594 

    W. A. Mozart's composition Adagio in F minor (KV 594) for an organ work in a clock becomes a synesthetic experience in the project Shift, materially visible, audible and tangible. The result was presented in a textile-acoustic concert on July 18.

    Spot On MozART
  • © Ricsi Kassai
    17.4.2023
    find me! 

    Mozart had to deal with the problem of being an ordinary person and at the same time an extremely sensitive musician. Was it difficult to accept himself? Did he frighten himself when he realised his extraordinary talent? Was his humour helpful in accepting himself? In the search for answers to these questions, many themes can be discerned that can be symbolic and meaningful for any generation and at any time.

    Spot On MozART
  • © stadtwienmarkting / Johannes Wiedl
    1.3.2023
    Upcoming Spot On MozART Events 

    In its final year, the Spot On MozART is entirely dedicated to the "Spot On" moment: analogue and digital media, festivals, conferences, fairs - the Spot On moment is concerned with the presentation and positioning of the projects in public space.

    Spot On MozART
  • © Davide Vassallo
    22.2.2023
    All’Aria 

    In 1770 Mozart lived in Bologna and passed the examination to become a member of the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna. ALL'ARIA traces his places of residence and shows Bologna as an ancient and modern city - historical places in a modern time. Taken out of the usual setting, the traditional concert halls and the classical theater, we meet Mozart's music outside, in the street, under the arcades and all'aria - in the air.

    Spot On MozART