Momo 默墨 – Silent Ink
About this event
A specially commissioned performance by Xie Rong (aka Echo Morgan), who draws on autobiography to share thought-provoking narratives through body, gesture, and voice, interwoven with classical Chinese aesthetics.
Momo 默墨 – Silent Ink draws inspiration from Jizi’s cosmic ink paintings and his struggles as a young man navigating political and historical turmoil, reflecting the silence of generational trauma and evoking today’s forbidden Heaven Songs from Afghanistan.
Renowned musicians Wang Beibei and Dr Cheng Yu will perform live with Xie Rong, standing in solidarity with Afghan women’s unimaginable realities, embodying the call from within the burqa.
Fragmented sounds from the Silk Road, contributed by Uyghur musician Shohret Nur, Turkish double-neck baglama player Ozan Baysal, Afghan drumming recorded by Elizabeth Nott, and Kazakh kui by Sabine Masters, weave into a powerful soundscape composed by Wang Beibei, echoing Rong’s own childhood struggles and amplifying the silenced voices and songs of freedom.
This performance reimagines ink as a vessel for the female voice, exploring the search for refuge in cosmic energies and the healing found through shared, broken silences. Here, the live performance becomes a journey into communal resilience, uncovering solace and strength within the collective voice.
How to attend
This is a free event open to the public. Join us at the SOAS Gallery, Lower Ground Floor, on Friday, 15 November 2024, from 5:00pm – 6:00pm.
No tickets required
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