The drawings of English plant anatomist Nehemiah Grew (1641 – 1712) used in the cover artwork beautifully illustrates the inner structures and confluences of liquid and nourishment in roots and branches. Bringing the phenomenon of mycorrhiza to mind. A symbiosis between trees and fungi, providing both with enhanced living conditions, fertility and stamina - and an image on the inner workings of the music at hand.
With his multilingual Danish/Argentinian background, travels, work and studies all over the world Solborg has experienced how the words, our idioms and mother tongues are deeply connected with our view of ourselves and the way we resonate with the surrounding world.
The TUNGEMÅL (meaning idiom or tongue) platform is concerned with the guitar as a speaking voice in contemporary chamber musical contexts. With this comprehensive project Solborg wishes to elaborate the intimate listening experience, and develop methods and tools for the creative work at hand. An extensive artistic study and qualifying awareness of the modern guitar in i nterplay with acoustic instruments, and the musical spaces they inhabit.The project has been praised all over Europe, US and Japan for artistic integrity and musical depth.
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We will be bringing a beautiful gathering of artist to celebrate :Confluencia at Hotel Cecil June 16th.
Susana Santos Silva (Fred Frith, Anthony Braxton m.fl.), Viktoria Søndergaard (BARYL, Smag På Dig Selv m.fl.), Simon Toldam (Han Bennink Trio), Francesco Bigoni, Anders Banke & Bjørn Heebøll.
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