"The Drift" - Tarek Atoui

The IAC has invited the artist Tarek Atoui to present his first major solo exhibition in Europe. This project includes existing works and new productions, and is structured around three axes: the exhibition, the educational spaces and the planned performances. Far from a simple alternation, the artist has imagined this exhibition as a living organism in which sound and human porosities become entangled and intertwined.

The opening will take place on October 12, 2023 at 6:30pm, and from 7:30pm there will be a performance by Tarek Atoui in duo with Swedish organist and composer Hampus Lindwall.
The press tour will take place on October 12, 2023 at 11:30 am.

Tarek Atoui is an artist and electroacoustic composer, working within the realm of sound performance and composition. He engineers complex and inventive instruments as well as arranges and curates interventions, concerts, performances, and workshops. His work often revolves around large-scale, collaborative performances that develop from extensive research into music history and instrumentation, while exploring new methods of production.

Using custom-built electronic instruments and computers, Atoui references current social and political realities, revealing music and new technologies as powerful aspects of expression and identity. Education and social connection are integral aspects of Atoui’s practice.

• Tarek Atoui