In the Name of Mozart
Photographs by Malou Swinnen
Hilde Van Gelder (Author),
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This book is the result of a collaborative project, commissioned to the Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography and Visual Studies at the KULeuven by the Concertgebouw Bruges. Complying to its mission as a laboratory for creation, the Concertgebouw seeks farreaching synergies between different artistic media. Photography and music thus found one another in a creative encounter that lasted six months, during MOZART06, the Concertgebouw’s festival in the Spring of 2006. In the Name of Mozart, a double series of photographic portraits realised by Belgian photographer Malou Swinnen, is the outcome of this research. Malou Swinnen has portrayed seventeen Mozart performers, right before entering the stage, in two different states. The images are all included in this book and are accompanied by statements from the portrayed musicians themselves. The fascinating relationship between photography and music is addressed in an essay written by Katelijne Schiltz and Hilde Van Gelder. Liesbeth Decan has interviewed Malou Swinnen in depth. This results in an interview-essay that offers challenging historical insights into the artist’s work.
Preface
Bart Demuyt
Prelude: The Project ‘In the Name of Mozart’
Hilde Van Gelder
Sounding Silence: Mozart, Music and the Visual Arts
Katelijne Schiltz and Hilde Van Gelder
From Faces & Fascinations (1985) to Cet obscur objet…(2005)
On the Oeuvre of Malou Swinnen
Liesbeth Decan
Hilde Van Gelder
Hilde Van Gelder is professor of art history at KU Leuven.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "In the Name of Mozart" about?
Reduced Price!
Now only € 10,00 instead of € 15,50
This book is the result of a collaborative project, commissioned to the Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography and Visual Studies at the KULeuven by the Concertgebouw Bruges. Complying to its mission as a laboratory for creation, the Concertgebouw seeks farreaching synergies between different artistic media. Photography and music thus found one another in a creative encounter that lasted six months, during MOZART06, the Concertgebouw's festival in the Spring of 2006. In the Name of Mozart, a double series of photographic portraits realised by Belgian photographer Malou Swinnen, is the outcome of this research. Malou Swinnen has portrayed seventeen Mozart performers, right before entering the stage, in two different states. The images are all included in this book and are accompanied by statements from the portrayed musicians themselves. The fascinating relationship between photography and music is addressed in an essay written by Katelijne Schiltz and Hilde Van Gelder. Liesbeth Decan has interviewed Malou Swinnen in depth. This results in an interview-essay that offers challenging historical insights into the artist's work.
Who wrote "In the Name of Mozart"?
"In the Name of Mozart" was written by Hilde Van Gelder.
Hilde Van Gelder is professor of art history at KU Leuven.
Is "In the Name of Mozart" part of a series?
Yes, "In the Name of Mozart" is part of the "Lieven Gevaert Series" series. It's book 3 in the series.
The series covers four types of publications:
- outstanding monographic studies
- multi-authored volumes on a specific topic
- book length projects with artists
- translations and/or reprints of classic texts.
All books are published in English and are written for an international audience of scholars.
Format
All books in the series are published in 17*23 cm paperback with French flaps, printed in black and white on white maco paper and with a maximum page extent of 300 pages (120.000 words) including images (unless agreed otherwise).
Authors interested in publishing their book in Open Access can check out the funding options here. Open access books are published under a creative commons license.
Series editors
Hilde Van Gelder, KU Leuven
Alexander Streitberger, UCLouvain
Proposals
Proposals and enquiries can be sent to the series editors.
Please make use of the submission form to present the full manuscript to our board.
Authors interested in Open Access can consult the available funding options.
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What is the Table of Contents for "In the Name of Mozart"?
Preface
Bart Demuyt
Prelude: The Project 'In the Name of Mozart'
Hilde Van Gelder
Sounding Silence: Mozart, Music and the Visual Arts
Katelijne Schiltz and Hilde Van Gelder
From Faces & Fascinations (1985) to Cet obscur objet...(2005)
On the Oeuvre of Malou Swinnen
Liesbeth Decan
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