KORKUT2026

Мәңгілік жел салтанаты

II Korkut үн өнері триенналесі

Триеннале дыбысқа және дыбысты қабылдауға арналады әрі институционалды шекаралармен шектелмей, кең диапазонды дыбыс практикалары үшін кеңістік жасайды. «Мәңгілік жел салтанаты» жобасы аясында екі ай бойы мұнда дыбыс инсталляциялары орнатылады, дыбысты қабылдау және дыбыс серуендері сеанстарын қамтитын тікелей іс-шаралар, гибридті дәрістер, пікірталастар мен шеберлік сыныптары, соматикалық перформанстар, сондай-ақ дыбыс мүлдем жоқ немесе ол мүмкін болмайтын орта мен дыбыс рәсімдерін зерттеуге жол ашылады.

«Целинный» заманауи мәдениет орталығы

Karina Utomo

Karina Utomo is an extreme metal vocalist, composer and beekeeper currently based in Naarm, on the traditional lands of the Kulin and Wurundjeri Nations. Her vocal practice transcends various genres of extreme metal, experimental, extra-normal, and cross-cultural practices. She has collaborated extensively across industrial, avant-garde improvisation, grindcore, and black metal genres in performance and recordings, as well as in visual art through the mediums of video, sculpture, and research.

Working with the sonic turbulence of extreme metal genres, her practice is also a reminder of cultural revival and the power of the human voice, the primary musical instrument. On the surface, the soundscapes she creates might sound brutal and, at times, chaotic, but for Karina, it’s also a way to interact with and refer to Javanese mythology, respecting yet also challenging the wisdom of her ancestors. Stretching her voice to impossible, otherworldly limits, she transforms extreme vocals into an incantation that carries the fury of the silenced stories of her homeland, Indonesia.

Her musical projects, commissioned performances, and audiovisual works have been presented at various galleries and museums across South and Southeast Asia and Central America, as well as at numerous festivals and music venues, most notably at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul), Dark Mofo Festival (Nipaluna), the National Gallery of Victoria (Naarm), Soundrenaline Festival (Indonesia), CTM Festival (Berlin), and more.

KULON
Performance (2026)

KULON, meaning western wind direction in Javanese, is a sonic study of extreme metal voicing, gesture, and meditation. In this work, the artist’s body, conceived as a microcosm, holds memory and innate resonance, summoned through voice across a confluence of realms and temporalities, both present and ancestral.Building on a previous work WETAN (a collaboration with artist Bhenji Ra), meaning eastern wind direction, the new performance follows a related trajectory. Over the course of several years, Karina has been studying ancient Javanese mantras and ritual practices, including cleansing and protection mantras as well as weather-influencing mantras. Engaging with the intersection of lore, tradition, experimentation of her ancestors, and the evolving zeitgeist, she approaches this series as an exploration of how weather-summoning practices function in geographical contexts for which they were not originally intended.
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The Whisperer says

“Throughout history, too many fierce storms have been summoned, bringing tragedy and destruction. Let their fury live only in my voice, as I call instead for a soothing breeze and the gentle rain we have all been waiting for.”