Ragnar Kjartansson, The Visitors Complete Video
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2018
- As I meandered around nine large video screens, I experienced Ragnar Kjartansson's “The Visitors” as a series of overlapping sounds and images, a shifting musical collage. This montage pays tribute to the consummate artistry of these talented musicians in weaving nine distinctive sounds into a mesmerizing musical tapestry.
Recorded live in an active museum setting, the video takes on an inevitable ad-hoc quality, with random "visitors" contributing to the imagery. But I'm pleased with the audio. The layering of three synchronized audio tracks adds an interesting depth to the sound. It's my hope to upgrade the video with better footage over time, perhaps with the help of other visitors to this extraordinary exhibit.
this room at SFMOMA changed my life
Same I was so upset that I was with a group and could only stay for about 5 minutes.
Came here to say this. I skew from middle to the left edge of experiencing art installations, and this one *really* grabbed me. Haunting, haunting, haunting.
Alone, in a city that’s not mine, a little confused and little sad. I sat in this dark room surrounded and lit by amazing and grand picture. I experienced all of these separate instruments swell into the most beautiful compositions over the course of an hour. After, I wandered golden gate park aimlessly for hours and thought about years worth of… well thoughts lol. it really is an experience I am never gonna forget.
I love art for how normal it makes me feel :)
Thank you for putting me on this thru TimeKillsAllThings Jacob. You are wonderful if it’s allowed to say it like that
l literally cried while I was in this room and I'm so happy I found it again. time for another crying session
While the performance did not move me to tears, it moved me profoundly. And it provided me the motivation to make this video.
Crying with you
mia km: Another motivation of mine in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
same
I just saw this! I was at the institute for contemporary art in Boston Massachusetts! It was so cool they had 9 projectors setup with this
I saw this video Installation today at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and it is my all time favorite. Never had so much emotions watching such art. Its the music and the kind how it is installed with 9 screens all around and in the middle that really is amazing. A YT video cannot show this experience. But it is nice to have it here. Thanks for sharing.
Just saw it today at the Louisiana. Was moved to tears.
Every time I contemplate suicide, I replay my experience with this art exhibit, and I can't quite express why, but it talks me back down
It's actually one of my go-tos as well for this exact situation. You're not alone even in this.
I know we are all strangers here but I hope you continue to find peace wherever you can.
I have really struggled lately with the human darkness I see in the world but I force myself to still believe that there are more kind people than unkind.
I don't know you, James but I hope this is still working for you. I saw it in Boston and it cleared my head and my heart.
I couldn’t agree more. My partner and I just saw this in Calgary and nothing has ever calmed my suicidal ideation quite like it.
@madmonk3030 I hope you are doing well
Much appreciation for uploading this, but I have to say that one has to experience this IRL. I know that those of you who have will agree. How the piece goes from a quietude to a swelling chorus is overwhelming. It's the most amazing piece of art. I now know I can come to this vid to help me remember what I experienced. I hope to see this live again one day.
haiya79 you are so right! Seeing it in person is incredible! I’ll always remember it, saw it at the SFMOA
Agreed. It cracked me the fuck up when the cannon went off as a punctuation. The whole time I was there I was kinda wondering what was going on in the lawn... and then, OK yeah, that's what they are doing. Perfect exclamation point. So humorous but also punctuated everything that was going on in one brief *bang*.
haiya79 One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
@@jameslee8000 is your second video ready? i would be very interested in seeing it, cause I adore this piece of art soo much
@@norkadorkaa Thanks for your interest. I'm on it. Got additional footages of the performances, but not enough. The next version, The Visitors II, will be more polished, seamless and, well, amazing. It'll be worth the wait.
saw this in Boston at the ICA this past weekend... won’t be able to get it out of my head for a while. truly my favorite art piece i’ve ever experienced...so much emotion
I saw it this week and I think its the closest thing to a religious experience I have ever had. Amazing.
Just been in Boston and saw this (only a part of it - as we arrived too late in the day) - quite frankly my favourite art piece ever too - quite sublime.
I have to admit... It makes me cry... Somehow... It sounds like the home of the soul
Likewise. Saw it at the Guggenheim Bilbao back in 2014, and every once in a while, it still comes back to mind. It's late 2020 now, and here we are again.
I too just came from seeing this in Boston and can't quite understand why, but it changed me deeply.
Being in the sfmoma with my Best friends spring break of my senior year, sitting back to back with them for one hour watching this masterpiece trying to soak in our last bits of time together before we leave on our own paths will always haunt me
I just saw this as SFMOMA today, and went in expecting nothing and came away with so many emotions... My favourite moment is at 47:00, when the one pianist sees his friend entering the room, and his face lights up in a smile that just says "I'm so glad to see you, friend" and the rest of the room one-by-one does the same... It captures the essence of what the whole art installation is trying to convey.
Reading the comments here gives my soul joy. I and my wife saw it in Boston a couple years ago and, like many of you, found it to be an unexpected spiritual journey that has resonated inside me ever since. Knowing that it touched so many others gives me a connection in a sometimes "disconnected" world and I feel like a group of little children that have all found a secret garden.
I was at the SF moma today with my mom and we stood watching and listening to this it was so pretty and heartbreaking at the same time. It made me think about everything that's happened so far❤
Thank you for uploading this. I just experienced "The Visitors" at The Broad in Los Angeles last week. We stepped into the room with about 20 minutes left in the video, and I was brought to tears within minutes. I was sad, I was overjoyed, and overall I was completely mesmerized by how much this draws you into each performance. It was extremely cathartic. If anyone ever has the chance to witness this in person, don't hesitate for one second.
Thanks, Michael - I'm glad this video filled in the early parts of the performance for you. Describing the performance as "extreme catharsis" is spot on.
Michael Wilson it's still at the broad? I saw this about 3 years ago but I assumed it would've been taken down by now
Maggie Mgill Still there as of last Friday, 8/3/18.
Yep, you weren't the only one. Saw it 2 years ago in San Fran. And saw it several times this year in Cincinnati. I cried. Not even sure why... but it happened every damn time. The first time, I had to take a moment before I left the gallery.
Still there as of 1/1/2019. SO glad, too, because we too stumbled on it and were moved beyond words. I wish there were a video online with all nine video channels on one screen. We watched it several times through at the Broad, catching new delights each time.
I’m walking the Camino de Santiago, over 630km from Lisbon. Yesterday, almost at the end of a grueling, painful, hot day, something makes me stop at the monastery in Coímbra. And there it was. I stood in a huge beautiful dark space, an almost holy atmosphere, and forgot how much my feet hurt and my backpack and the heat. I stood there and wept, and found a lightness that I thought I left behind dozens of kilometers ago ago. This was an absolutely magical experience. Suddenly, I felt refreshed, energized even, and without problems I visited the rest of the exhibition before walking to my hostel, even taking a slightly longer route. I cannot express how grateful I am for this.
That's a moving story, Christina. Thanks for sharing. Did you visit the Santa Cruz Monastery or the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova? Was there an installation of The Visitors inside the Monastery?
@@jameslee8000 yes it was inside Santa Clara-a-Nova. Absolutely stunning. I didn’t plan to go there at the time of arriving because I had an extra day in Coímbra. But something drew me in and I still get goosebumps thinking about it. And good that I did - it was the last day of the exhibition! I almost took a rest day the day before, but fought through 30+ km three days in a row, and now I know why ☺️ As it was rather late, I might well have been the last pilgrim to see it…
@@user-qi8if7if3j I drove up from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela last summer. The Monastery Santa Clara-a-Nova regrettably wasn't on my itinerary, and the Visitors probably wouldn't have been on back then. Still, looking at a picture of the monastery (www.coimbraportugaltourism.com/guide/mosteiro-de-santa-clara-a-nova.html) I imagine it must've been quite an amazing setting for the exhibit. Your story epitomizes the remarkable ability of this work to resonate with each "visitor" at a deeply personal level. I'm happy for you that you were able to experience it through this incredible chance encounter. It was meant to be.
SFMOMA 2017 ❤ impossible to hold your tears 😭😭😭 never felt so vulnerable
I couldn’t sleep last night with so many troubled thoughts. So I forced this song into my head and found peace.
Finally found the lyrics:
FEMININE WAYS (by Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir)
A pink rose
In the glittery frost
A diamond heart
And the orange red fire
Once again I fall into
My feminine ways
You protect the world from me
As if I’m the only one who’s cruel
You’ve taken me
To the bitter end
Once again I fall into
My feminine ways
There are stars exploding
And there is nothing you can do
You'll also find them in the ending credits - minute 50:30
JD Stillwater: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
@@jameslee8000 Just wanted to know if you made any progress on this.
@@Soupdude338 Some, but nowhere close. Early last year, before the pandemic hit, I spent a day taping at the LA Broad. Thought I made great progress, untill I found out that the video quality was not up to snuff. So for now it's just sitting there...
@@jslbos I saw it this weekend (again) at sfmoma.. I have a decent video of the bass player but your email was hard for me to read in the video
Just saw this in Calgary with my partner and both of us left crying. I’ve never experienced something like it. Eternally grateful for the experience.
Flew from London to MoMA Louisiana, Copenhagen just to see this yesterday. Devastatingly beautiful.
I was at Kiasma today and saw this. I tried to not cry for the next two hours. Truly amazing and now my favourite art piece I have ever seen.
Komppaan täysin, helposti paras taideteos mitä olen koskaan saanut todistaa. Toivottavasti saan vielä joskus toistekin nähdä.
I just saw it at SFMOMA. I sat in the middle of the room and cried all the time. I felt the music so inside of me, that it was so close to a religious experience. Thank you for making me feel so much with art ❤
me too
I just saw this at the DMA in Dallas this weekend and have never felt so much from an art installation. Now one of my favorite music experiences of all time. Thank you for this.
You're welcome! Putting the video together gave me a greater appreciation for all the details that went in to create this remarkable experience.
me too!!!! Literally crying so hard in the end it’s the most amazing piece of art I’ve ever experienced!!!
Same here! Been told to check it out at the DMA before it leaves and while I didn’t know what to expect , it 100% wasn’t this. Absolutely blew me away. Most moving exhibit I have ever had the pleasure of viewing.
This is where I saw it too. I stood in that tunnel for about 30 minutes. Had tears streaming down my face by the time I decided to move on.
i always come back to this video at least once a month, i truly came out a different person after just standing in the room in the dallas museum for 3 hours just crying, i wish one day to take my closest friends to see it with me in hopes they can experience all the emotion ive felt watching it, it feels amazing yet very empty and sad that it's hard to pinpoint where these emotions are coming from but somehow i feel completely content with not knowing and maybe i never will, truly an amazing piece and i would do anything to see it in person again some time
when i feel like im numb and when i feel like the world is meaningless and i have no emotions, i always come back to this video, in a way its like its telling me that its proud of me and how far ive come as a person
the only thing that has ever made me feel this way is when i first read Wurthering Heights by Emily Brontë
I saw this at Louisiane art museum last night. I smiled and smiled. I've seen loads and loads of sad or sorrowful or depressing art. And there is loads of pretty and decorative art too, but I can't remember before seeing art that makes me feel happy and loving like this. Thanks😊
Thank you for uploading this! I was at the Broad about a month ago and still can’t get this piece out of my head! Like many people, I kinda stumbled into the room but came out in awe. I’d go to the Broad again just for this but it’s way too far from where I live. Please please upload the upgraded version if you happen to visit again. Thanks again
Yeah, LA is a bit far for me too. But there are some video moments here and there that I really want to fill in: Davíð Þór Jónsson's and Kjartan Sveinsson's pizzicato movements on the grand pianos, random sounds from Ragnar's bathtub, and the amazing high notes from Gyða Valtýsdóttir's cello come to mind. I think they really add richness and complexity to this highly nuanced composition.
my response has to been to go every weekend :)
sesese0124: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
I saw it in Thyssen museum in Madrid, few days ago. The best emotion from all others in museum. I came out, I was like under hypnose. Unfortunately. I even didn't feel that somebody stole my mobil phone from my pocked...
I saw this in San Francisco on Tuesday. What an amazing work of art. I'm so glad to have found this but the museum exhibit is the best way to experience this.
I have seen this twice, and it's truly my favourite installation EVER. First time I saw it was at the Frist Museum in Nashville in Christmas time in 2016, and I went into it without knowing what it was and was just captivated by it, could not get it out of my head for the longest time and thought I would never see it again. Then in 2018, I went to The Broad in LA, without knowing it was there, I heard something and walked into the room and I just got extremely ecstatic, and shook my friend and told him "THIS IS MY FAVOURITE!!!!!" and then just stayed there for a looonnnnggg time.
Seen this Bilbao. So unbelievable wonderful. So impressive, so unique, walking around choosing the part you listen more. Because of the nine sources of music, you will never hear the same version. This is the most weird version of art, Your moves are part of the art, never will anyone see your version of this art. This was the most impressive art i have ever seen
I just experienced this today and i was absolutely mesmerized all the way through. I ended up staying for over 40 minutes I was told (though it felt much shorter). I felt that i was transported... I didn’t even leave the room until the screens started turning off one by one. The voices were all so beautiful and full of emotion. The music was so moving and raw. I could have stayed in there all day. I felt that it would lull me to sleep or bring me to tears or both. I desperately wanted to pull out my phone to record it, to try to capture every bit of it that I possibly could, but i instead decided to simply allow myself to absorb it all. I paced between all of the screens because I didn’t want to miss a single moment. I could go on and on and on... this masterpiece just really moved me and I’m so grateful that i had the opportunity to immerse myself within it. Thank you thank you thank you.
I'm not sure how the screens were set up at the Broad, but at the SFMOMA, it was impossible to see all the screens simultaneously. It was this urge to know what each musician was doing at the moment that drove me to go back to record it three times and piece together this montage. Glad you enjoyed it.
I saw this yesterday at the ICA in Boston with my teenage daughter. I (and her) felt the exact same way. I am not done with it and will go back.
big baby: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
big baby I had to stay after the screens went off and see the beginning onward, as I’d come in mid-way through...really special.
@@jameslee8000 At Bilbao Guggenheim, it was set up... almost like a figure 8, with a ring of screens around the perimeter of the room, and another set of four in the middle of the room, back to back and side by side - was it the same way at SFMOMA?
I sa and heard this in Arizona. Incredible. I was fascinated by the sounds, dark room and how everyone there seemed to be hypnotized like me.
saw this at the dallas art museum with my boyfriend on our first date; one of the best moments of my life
Seen this in Milan, Italy and in Bilbao, Spain. Just bought the plane tickets to go see it again in Helsinki, Finland.
Send video clips PLEASE! 😊 I'm updating my video with new footage
Made me cry ❤
After visiting the Broad I coudnt stop thinking about this piece. It was one of the most breath-taking experiences I have ever had a chance to be in. Its haunting. Beautiful. Loving. I was completely blown away by it.
That seems to be the near universal reaction from all those who stayed through the entire performance. It may take a while, but soon enough, one finds oneself totally immersed in the performance.
Josh Gould: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
Best hour of my life
Eco419: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
James Lee thank you
I saw it in bilbao in 2014, I was shocked. 10 Years ago and I never forget wondefull experience ❤
There are no words to describe what this video means to me. I get very emotional. I saw it for the first time at Louisiana today. I was there with my mum (I'm 19 years old). We always go together and we enjoy it so much. I really wanted to cry. I was embarassed to, so I was doing everything in my power not to. This is art that makes me LOVE ART. I love the emotion in this piece it's amazing. An incredible idea. I don't actually know what the message of the piece is. However, it touched me in a personal way truly incredible!!! Well done!!!
We've agreed to go to Louisiana again in order to see it again. I also play the cello so I felt like I connected with the cellist.
There really is nothing compared to seeing this in person. And yet in this shit show of 2020, I've just had this playing in the background while I work all damn week.
i saw this series at the phoenix art museum last night. i had so many emotions running through my head the entire time. absolutely mesmerizing. absolutely thought provoking. thank you
You're welcome, Carly, and thanks so much for sharing. Indeed, there's a lot to unpack.
I saw this at the Phoenix Art Museum too earlier this week and it has been on my mind for days. I feel so lucky I’ll get to experience a good amount of times before it leaves
Same!! I am so happy that someone has uploaded the whole piece. It really is astonishing.
I just saw it there yesterday and cant stop thinking about it
I saw this in Phoenix as well about the same time.
You don't understand how long I've been looking for this. I went to the Hirshhorn Museum here in Washington, D.C in high school, about 2017. I immediately fell in love with this piece. It's all I've ever thought about and for some reason my brain could only remember "my family...."(I lack a lot of braincells). Anyways I'm happy to have found this. It's truly a wonderful, and memorable piece.
This was basically my same experience. I think I went in the fall of 2016 or so in DC and was mesmerized. Periodically it will pop into my head but all I can think of is “once again” or “my feminine ways” and inevitably google “art installment with multiple musicians in different rooms.” I recently found out members of Sigur Ros are in this and HOW I DID NOT REALIZE THAT BEFORE is absolutely BEYOND me.
Eternally moved by this piece and all the people commenting with similar sentiments. I saw this several years ago in phoenix during a very difficult time and it has continued to help me through these last few years. I have a need to keep track of where this is currently on view just in case...even if I cant get to the Gund to go see it now, it comforts me to know that it's there. In the meantime I can rewatch this when I need to. Thank you for sharing this video 💛
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SIX YEARS AFTER SEEING IT IN BOSTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it.
It's back in Boston!
I saw this 2 years ago and it captivated and watched whole thing in Boston and now just like to listen to it here. Such a sweet melancholy feeling
My daughter and I stumbled on this accidentally while on vacation. At first we couldn't figure out what was going on because we had walked in during the middle, but we were mesmerized and couldn't walk away. The tempo, lyrics, scenes, everything just blew us away. Would love to see them again if they every come to Minneapolis!
i saw it by myself in museum of Akureyri - goosebumps and tears
Thanks, Hunter. At the Akureyri Art Museum through Sep 17, 2023: Kaupvangsstræti 8-12, 600 Akureyri, Iceland.
i also saw it in akureyri 2 or 3 weeks ago... it makes me crying so heavy ... haven't expect that. Thank you Ragnar for this piece of art. It is really an ode to friendship. love
I believe everyone especially artists and musicians should experience this at least once in their lives. My buddy took me to the museum to see a totally different exhibit, we were walking around and he forgot this was showing. He had already seen it but he wanted me to check it out. The emotions I felt were just unreal, I didn't want to leave.
Just saw this at the SFMOMA. Watching it on UA-cam doesn’t do it justice. At one point (when they really built up the lines about the stars exploding all around) it was such an overwhelming experience. Being surrounding by the sound and images made me want to get back into playing music regularly (which I haven’t done since covid, not in a large ensemble anyhow).
If you get a chance to see the installation at a museum I’d definitely recommend it. It was only five extra dollars and it was def worth it.
Saw this 8 years ago @Hangar Bicocca in Milan and it's one of the few contemporary art pieces I still remember and think about from time to time. It really hit me, and made me cry. Since then, I often thought maybe I was particularly sesitive at that time of my life, but reading all the comments above I realized it wasn't just me, feeling all those feelings. This is what art is supposed to do, I think. I really hope to have the chance to experience it once again. Thank you so much for posting it.
Indeed, from the commentaries this posting has received, it's clear that The Visitors resonates with audience across a whole spectrum of emotions, at the universal and the particular levels. Thanks so much for sharing your moving experience.
I saw this today at the Kiasma museum in Helsinki. Love it!
My god the first time I heard this in the exhibit! So many chills when they all join and the beat drops.
Just saw this today in San Francisco. Magnificent. Very moving.
My son and I saw this together in Boston when we were both going through tough times. It was beautiful, moving and healing. Thank you, Ragnar.
Sobbed in this exhibit. So excellent❤️
I cried so hard the entire time and within seconds of listening to the video I’m tearing up again
I’ve gone twice to the ICA to experience this. Hauntingly beautiful.
Just saw this tonight at the ICA in Boston. Haunting and beautiful as everyone has said below. So grateful to have seen and heard it as an installation. Unforgettable.
Was at the Boston ICA a few weeks ago and even though the museum as a whole was somewhat underwhelming, this artpiece made it incredibly worth it. An amazing artwork, I only wish I could experience it in person again
my favorite part of this exhibit was walking towards different screens and hearing it more isolated
Just saw it at the Houston museum of art, it's amazing, I love it.
I saw this in Bilbao so many years ago and still in my head. Good new : New creation for Ragnar at Du Pont Museum (Netherlands). Sept 2022 / January 2023. YEP !!!!
I seen this exhibit yesterday evening at the Broad and the music flowed through and I found myself wanting to live in that house. What a beautiful tapestry they built and how generous they are with space and I just love how their hearts beat in unison. I yearn to find that space.
The more I immerse myself in this work, the more the physical space dissolves into the musical and emotional space.
Expedited Claim Solutions: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
Haunting, lovely melody. Lucky enough to see this both at the Broad and at Phoenix Art Museum.
A museum security guard on duty shared the lyrics with me
" Once again I fall into, my feminine ways."
Anneliese Mougharbel: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
I’ve never loved anything this much
I went to the ICA in Boston a couple days ago. It was my 30th birthday and I cried so hard in the dark room. I stayed for the whole 64 minutes and I couldn't leave. It hit me hard since a close friend of mine introduced me to Mum and Sigur Ros in my early 20's. I also haven't heard live music since the start of the pandemic--it felt like the closest live performance I have had in awhile. The simplicity of the song and the repetitions made me reflect on the fragility of life in our current moment of perpetual grief.
For me, a year of pandemic-enforced social distancing has given this work added poignancy. Spatially apart, yet spiritually together, the musicians celebrate the resilience of the human spirit as life goes on...
Saw this at the Phoenix Art Museum February 21, 2019 and was completely floored. Just incredible....
Danielle Colbeck I saw it at the same place just now 😊
@@pennymae8954 Eeee! Wasn't it awesome??
Danielle Colbeck YESSS I loved it 😞💜💜
Danielle Colbeck: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
Weird seeing this now in quarantine. Artist just be doin this now
I will never forget this. I'm so happy this copy was at the SFMOMA. I miss seeing the dog knock over the bottle...
Thanks for letting me know about the dog - I must have missed that. Which room was that in? I'll be sure to include that in my "Take 2". :-)
I was in this hall in Helsinki and listened to this music, saw these screens, and it's amazing! Listening to this surround sound, looking at the musicians, you want to live, love and hug your friends. Thank you, it's unforgettable!!!
Nice: "...you want to live, love and hug your friends." And realize that while we may march to our own tune, we are part of a cosmic ensemble.
Much the same as below comments. Hands down the best and most powerful piece of art I’ve ever experienced. I watched it 3 times in a row at the Kiasma in Helsinki.
Walked into the installation without kwnowing what to expect a few days ago in Madrid. Glad i did. It is really a fantastic experience
I saw this at Louisiana in Denmark in 2023. I caught the ending, but sat again thru the entire piece. It is truly uplifting and makes one grateful for being alive to experience it. Thanks for putting it up here as a reminder. It's definitely a piece that should be experienced in person.
Saw this multiple times at The Broad, always made sure to go first thing and have the room to myself. It’s close to a transcendental experience.
I’m so happy to have found this again
Every time I get a message like this, it makes me glad I made the video.
I saw this today at SFMOMA. It knocked me over. See it and hear it in the gallery.
Bilbao, so long ago, so happy to have found it and to know it keeps touring the world, perhaps will cross my path again.
I made the video to answer some questions for myself, but stories like yours make me really glad that I did it.
I saw this at the Museums of Modern art in Louisana, Copenhagen. It was a breathtaking experience. I was amazed at the performance and all the different screens shared all over the room. An experience to be lived..you don’t get the same feeling on UA-cam as the first time you see it on the museum
Best museum experience by far.
Whenever I go to the exhibit in Boston, i love to jus sit and breath it all in. If I could sit and listen for hours I would
Saw this at Kiasma Helsinki a year ago. Completely compelling and immersive. Magic
wrote some lyrics from this in my journal from when i went to the national gallery in prague in 2016 and i just googled them to find this again. 16 year old me sat there thru the whole piece in the museum. holy ive never had anything make me feel so much at once. if i could relive any moment in my life it would be my first time watching this.
Totally agree. It's when you sit through the whole thing that the overall impact sinks in.
Experienced this installation a few times at Sfmoma. Happy to experience it here on UA-cam while traveling in Iceland.
Well, do say hello to Ragnar while you're there! 😉
Just got home from seeing this, with the tune repeating in my head the entire ride home. Was happy to find this online! One of the best installations I've seen at SFMOMA. Moving and hypnotic, engrossing. Just what I needed today.
I saw this when it was in Cincinnati a few years ago, now with Covid-19 quarantine happening this strikes a new chord. I absolutely love this piece. So indescribable yet incompenses so many emotions. I read everyone else's descriptions and it makes me so happy to know that I feel the same way as others do.
I still remember vividly coming across this at the SFMOMA and how it moved me to tears. When I went the next day and then at the Cincinnati Art Museum some months later and now again always to the same effect. If it is ever near you the effort to view it will be paid back many times over. Thank you James for posting this.
The pleasure's mine, Chris - it was a labor or love.
i went to this about 6 times when it was at the barbican in london. i even splashed out on the vinyl record. great stuff.
Saw this at the Houston art museum with a couple friends and the guy I like, experiencing this beautiful music surrounding you and being with your s/o makes you want to fall in love all over again and that’s exactly what it did for me, definitely one of my favorite memories and now this artwork has a special place in my heart, brought tears to my eyes
I saw this half a dozen times at SFMOMA. It resonates even more strongly now, in the midst of my City declaring (another) COVID-19 emergency, driving us further apart, with no end in sight. Maybe someday we'll be able to gather again, as the musicians do at the end...
That may well be a theme of our times...
I also saw this at sfmoma, so good.
Hold on!
Experienced it in Bilbao, Spain, a few years ago. So powerful, with tears, in awe.
I'm glad I saw it live first. it was a very moving experience.
This was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced at a museum. I too was on the verge of tears because it was so beautiful, I felt like I could of sat there for longer than I had a chance to. I wish I could see it again at SFMoMA , but at least I have this… ty
It's still there until October 2024!
Thanks, I saw this exhibit at SF MOMA in October 2017 and have yet to get the tune out of my head.... simplest words and melody, but makes a soulful impact that I'm thankful to have experienced. Thanks James.
Thanks for your comments, Louis. What I discovered in doing this project is that there is much complexity to the apparent simplicity.
Louis Bryant: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
This brings me peace
Went to the broad to see basquiat and the room of stars, happened to stumble upon this and was mesmerized.
Lawrence Williams: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens - at the Broad, as it were! I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
I took a hit of L.S.D before I went to see this at Kenyon College. Awesome experience
:-) Awesome!! have you tried to see it without? I wonder how it might change your experience of it.
James Lee I only took one dose. I wasnt hallucinating I was just real sensitive. I didnt miss anything.
Progressivekev78: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
I went for the second time yesterday to see it at SF MoMA. It's a brilliant piece of work that makes me cry and smile. I'm so grateful for being able to revisit it here online. Thank you for recording and filming this - the audio is great! Why didn't you show more of the other musicians/screens/outdoors though, and the end as they disappear? I think they add to it visually, and poetically. it's such an assemble piece.
"Why didn't you show more of the other musicians/screens/outdoors...?" Great question. Short answer: I didn't have the footage. The challenge of putting together a collage of this nine-screen performance is to be able to capture the right footage at the right time, which is a nine-body problem, or a 9x64 minute-recording problem, neither of which I was able to overcome. If any of my readers have high resolution clips of the performances that you wish to share with me, I'll be happy to consider incorporating them into an upgraded version. However, I realize that any collage is still one person's curation of this multi-faceted performance. Nothing will match your unique experience.
Me too, it was amazing
Sin palabras, maravilloso jamás viví una experiencia así. Está en mi corazón
I saw this 3 years ago at the SF MOMA. I was so touched by it and love revisiting the performance here so thank you for posting. The instruments, the voices, the house, the residents on the porch. Boom. I can't even describe it to people or explain how or why I love it so.
Thanks for your note and glad this recording helped you re revisit the experience. Having put this together made me realize I've missed a few important details. So that's the next project...
I saw this exhibit twice at SF MOMA when I was like sixteen and it absolutely floored me. I was sobbing nearly the entire time. A profoundly moving experience and one that I think about a lot. So glad I found this video. Thank you
Thanks, Gabe. I'm glad to hear that.
Being hoping for that video for the past 2 years. Thanks.
Same here, which was one of the reasons I made it! :-) So glad you enjoyed it.
Aaah I've been waiting for it for almost 4 years! I've seen it in Milan and I've been obsessed with it since then!
Gontrand00: One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble, to better understand (for myself) the strands that make up this complex musical tapestry. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: Shahzad Ismaily (the banjo player), Ólafur Jónsson (the guitarist by the bed), Þorvaldur Gröndal (the drummer) and The Rokeby Choir (the porch singers.) Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
I saw this in Perth (Australia) at the Uni i worked it. It was so powerful that it actually took a few years before I could listen to it again - it was so tied up in the emotion of that time.
Thanks for uploading/ filming this. Brings back the memories of the experience. I saw this in Phoenix, AZ. When the museum staff came in to shut up for the evening they were so calm, and tender, and slow- gave everyone time to collect themselves. Once anyone came in it felt so revelatory and solitary communion. So dedicated, and blessed, and memory. I had been trying to give friends and family a taste of it- but words were only going so far, and this only goes so far but in a different, another way.
Thanks for your comments, Aaron. One of my motivations in making this video is to show how each musician contributes to the ensemble. I'm about to embark on a sequel, "The Visitors - Take II", that will take this idea to a more granular level. To that end, I have made complete recordings of 5 of the 9 screens. I'm reaching out to my viewers to send me video clips that they may have taken of the remaining four screens, namely: the banjo player, the guitarist by the bed, the drummer and the porch singers. Clips that make it to the final cut will be acknowledged. My email is listed at the end of the video. Thanks for your consideration.
A pinnacle expression of humanity at its absolute best.