Noémi Büchi
With the video concert series ‘chamber’, we aim to bring you the magic of the chamber music hall and music in its purest form.
Noémi Büchi, composer and performance artist
Sound Meets Crisis
Noémi Büchi’s audiovisual reflection on time, the body, and transience
Noémi Büchi moves within the world of electroacoustic music, spanning from abstract rhythms to orchestral soundscapes.
“Does It Still Matter” is an immersive audiovisual experience inviting audiences to contemplate the impermanence of our material world and our relationship with our own materiality – the human body. The artist questions the state of a world that has become increasingly fluid and immaterial. This live show is based on Noémi Büchi’s album of the same name, released in May 2024. It marks the culmination of a series of creations exploring the physical nature of sound, building on Matière and Matter.
Engaging with art is one of the core missions a concert venue should provide. Until the late 18th or even 19th century, concertgoers were likely challenged far more than today: performances often lasted six to seven hours, not to mention heating or lighting conditions for musicians and audiences – hardly comparable to modern standards. Today, new barriers have emerged.
“Musicians have increasingly become prisoners of various doctrines – platforms dictate that we produce albums as individual, preferably short tracks so they fit better into playlists. This, in turn, shapes how people listen to music – or how they wish to ‘use’ music in their daily lives. Personally, I find this development very sad because it strips music of its essence: taking time and immersing oneself. Today everything must be faster, shorter, more tailored, more standardised – the exact opposite of what art should be. I want to break free from this pressure and these rigid constraints and find new paths. I long for other forms of presenting music – more open, freer, more immediate – and I look forward to what will emerge,” says Büchi.
A central element of Does It Still Matter is the human figure, projected as a giant presence above the performer. This figure exists in the present moment, making only minimal movements that embody a state of here and now. Its struggle, mental fluctuations, and subtle gestures reflect the challenges of human existence – until the control of so-called “nature” prevails, asserting its dominance and altering the narrative.
Against the backdrop of environmental disasters and global crises, Does It Still Matter serves as a meditation on impermanence. It challenges the audience to confront the transience of existence while offering moments of self-reflection through the power of sound. Lingering echoes and fragments of tone leave a haunting resonance that continues to provoke thought.
The composition is a captivating blend of electronic textures and classical elements, transforming the space into a multisensory experience.
Watch the full concert on our YouTube channel @kkv.kultur.
Subscribe to our channel and don’t miss any of the monthly concerts released until July.
Noémi Büchi
With the video concert series ‘chamber’, we aim to bring you the magic of the chamber music hall and music in its purest form.
Noémi Büchi, composer and performance artist
Sound Meets Crisis
Noémi Büchi’s audiovisual reflection on time, the body, and transience
Noémi Büchi moves within the world of electroacoustic music, spanning from abstract rhythms to orchestral soundscapes.
“Does It Still Matter” is an immersive audiovisual experience inviting audiences to contemplate the impermanence of our material world and our relationship with our own materiality – the human body. The artist questions the state of a world that has become increasingly fluid and immaterial. This live show is based on Noémi Büchi’s album of the same name, released in May 2024. It marks the culmination of a series of creations exploring the physical nature of sound, building on Matière and Matter.
Engaging with art is one of the core missions a concert venue should provide. Until the late 18th or even 19th century, concertgoers were likely challenged far more than today: performances often lasted six to seven hours, not to mention heating or lighting conditions for musicians and audiences – hardly comparable to modern standards. Today, new barriers have emerged.
“Musicians have increasingly become prisoners of various doctrines – platforms dictate that we produce albums as individual, preferably short tracks so they fit better into playlists. This, in turn, shapes how people listen to music – or how they wish to ‘use’ music in their daily lives. Personally, I find this development very sad because it strips music of its essence: taking time and immersing oneself. Today everything must be faster, shorter, more tailored, more standardised – the exact opposite of what art should be. I want to break free from this pressure and these rigid constraints and find new paths. I long for other forms of presenting music – more open, freer, more immediate – and I look forward to what will emerge,” says Büchi.
A central element of Does It Still Matter is the human figure, projected as a giant presence above the performer. This figure exists in the present moment, making only minimal movements that embody a state of here and now. Its struggle, mental fluctuations, and subtle gestures reflect the challenges of human existence – until the control of so-called “nature” prevails, asserting its dominance and altering the narrative.
Against the backdrop of environmental disasters and global crises, Does It Still Matter serves as a meditation on impermanence. It challenges the audience to confront the transience of existence while offering moments of self-reflection through the power of sound. Lingering echoes and fragments of tone leave a haunting resonance that continues to provoke thought.
The composition is a captivating blend of electronic textures and classical elements, transforming the space into a multisensory experience.
Watch the full concert on our YouTube channel @kkv.kultur.
Subscribe to our channel and don’t miss any of the monthly concerts released until July.
