performance at the opening of “You are warmly invited” exhibition by Fatiga Collective.

(c) Carlos Ricoy

The Old New Year, an unofficial celebration observed in communities shaped by the shared cultural memory of the Soviet period. Between the dates of the New Year and the Old New Year, time seems to stand still. As the Soviet poet Voznesensky said: From the first to the thirteenth - the abyss between times. (“Old New Year”, 1975). Through this performance, Alexey Kokhanov transforms this emotional state of expectation and hope into a fantastical figure. This character, with its own language and sonic atmosphere, functions both as a guide through this transitional state and as an alter ego of himself.

Alexey Kokhanov is a vocalist and sound artist based in Berlin. He works at the intersection of contemporary/new music and experimental performance, exploring aspects of the voice physiological, psychological, aesthetic, and political, being also interested in the decolonization c music, queer listening, and postcolonial theory.

https://hb55.de/you-are-warmly-invited/