Mouthpiece
The digital commission was active on Kunsthall Stavanger's website from 20. September – 30. November, 2022.
The result of the work and the documentation now lives on this page https://kunsthallstavanger.no/nb/projects/stine-janvin-mouthpiece
The project coincided with the launch of Kunsthall Stavanger’s new website and digital platform, where it existed exclusively, as an extension of the body and the self, morphing two of our main modes of expression; the mouth and the voice.
Mouthpiece is a participatory work, which took the form of talking mouths spread across the digital platform. Prompted by the question “What is important to you?”, anyone, anywhere could record and contribute their voice, which went on to inhabit one of the mouths. When clicked, the mouth says the recording out loud. Joined together, the recordings became a growing choir.
The piece was also manifested as a live performance on October 29th.
Within a latex installation made in collaboration with Wang Consulting, Janvin and a group of volunteer participants embodied and channeled the voices from the digital piece and made it available for a live audience.
