Haroon Mirza

Opening: Fri, 20 April, 6 p.m.
Art Lunch: Thurs, 10 May, 12 noon

Using high-end stereo systems from second-hand shops, coloured LED light chains, water hoses from DIY stores and fragments of film documents from popular culture, Haroon Mirza (*1977, Great Britain) creates installations which produce musical compositions in space. The English artist of Pakistani origin uses various types of devices and materials as instruments in a surprising way, allows them to interact and thus generate electrostatic sounds. The resulting soundscapes range between analogue tinkering and electronic music and bring together rhythm with a dash of humour. He likes to integrate artistic quotes in his projects and is simultaneously working on redefining the concept of sculpture. Mirza – who was awarded the Silver Lion at the 2011 Venice Biennale for the best work by a promising young artist – will create site-specific works for Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen and with his Swiss premiere he will be presenting his largest solo exhibition so far.