This concert was relayed to the Venice World Forum on Climate Change via the Internet, using the latest groundbreaking technology. Together they performed Green Piece, a world première by Michele Dall’Ongaro, specially commissioned for the occasion. The performance took place on Friday 2 October, as part of a free lunchtime concert featuring music by Charles Ives and Oliver Knussen.
This is the back of my dishwasher and it’s meant to be black, flat and smooth. The bobbling and distortion is from high temperatures. Though not particularly visible in this low-resolution camera-phone picture, there are several holes where the fire inside the dishwasher melted through the casing. And there’s that distinctive “burning plastic, scorched metal” smell…
