blinds #9

blinds merges contemporary music and experimental film, shifting between purely aural experiences and a dialogue of sound and vision.

blinds brings a special concert experience to the audience — partly purely aural, eliminating the visual sense, partly mixing the sight and hearing back together, blending contemporary music with experimental film projections from independent filmmakers. The 9th edition of the concert series will be featuring the following composers:

Carola Bauckholt

Karlheinz Essl

Milena Georgieva

Matthias Kranebitter

Evgeny Ignashev

Nava Hemyari

Yassen Vodenitcharov

———————————————————— Performed by punctum collective:

Nava Hemyari - Voice

Eirini Krikoni - Violin

Sarah Maria Dragović - Viola

Jake Mann - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Evgeny Ignashev - Electronic

punctum collective is an international contemporary music ensemble based in Vienna. Bringing together acoustic, electroacoustic, live electronic, and performative practices, punctum creates concert experiences that invite curiosity, foster deep listening, and resonate on both emotional and intellectual levels. punctum’s repertoire spans music of the 20th-21st centuries alongside works commissioned for the ensemble by composers including Katharina Klement, Daniela Terranova, Zach Thomas, Parsa Zandi, and Shayan Gorzin.

As a Vienna-based cultural association (Verein), punctum develops projects at the intersection of contemporary music, sound art, and transmedia practices. Its mission is to create thoughtfully curated experiences that bring together music with audiovisual art, performance, installation, free improvisation, and site-responsive formats, fostering new ways of listening and engaging with sound.