Produktion: Shady Lane Productions / Phil Collins / Produzenten: Siniša Mitrović, Anja Lindner, Graham Clayton-Chance / Architekt: Florian Stirnemann / Installation: Sue MacDiarmid / Hörkabinen: Bartmann Berlin / Grafik: NODE Berlin Oslo
Phil Collins
my heart’s in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand’s in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught
- Music
For this project Phil Collins collaborated with guests of GULLIVER survival station for the homeless located in the centre of Cologne. There, he installed a phone booth with a free line that anyone could use for unlimited local and international calls on the agreement that the conversations would be recorded and anonymised. The selected material was posted to a group of international musicians, serving as the starting point for original new songs presented as 7” vinyl records in specially designed listening booths which overlooked the city’s central station.
The project includes contributions by legendary figures such as Scirtti Politti, David Sylvian, Lætitia Sadier and Damon & Naomi, the trailblazing experimental and indie acts (Demdike Stare, Planningtorock, Maria Minerva, Heroin In Tahiti, Pye Corner Audio, Peaking Lights), local heroes across different generations (Elektronische Musik aus: Köln, Pluramon, Cologne Tape), and a special guest turn from the original German superstar Julia Hummer.
my heart’s in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand’s in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught is a headfirst dive into a city, tuning in to its many unheard stories. Having worked for a homeless magazine in the 1990s, Collins has a long-standing interest in issues relating to these communities. Bringing to the fore the lyrical and narrative potential of the human voice when it stands in for those subjects of city life who are purposefully ignored and routinely overlooked. He dramatises the moment of communication as an emotional and ambivalent exchange. The work was produced for and first presented at the solo exhibition "In Every Dream Home A Heartache" at Museum Ludwig in Cologne in 2013.
On 5 January 2001, GULLIVER, a survival centre that supports homeless people, opened in a railway arch under the Hohenzollern Bridge, in the immediate vicinity of Cologne main station, the banks of the Rhine and the old town. GULLIVER, which is the first example of an institution of its kind in Germany, provides a service for its visitors that stands out due to extended opening times, from early morning to late at night and over the weekend. To safeguard the survival of people living on the streets, GULLIVER offers a range of physical and psychological care: personal hygiene (showers and toilets), a day dormitory, washing machine and dryer, wardrobe facilities, hairdressing, battery charging station, postal address service, breakfast and evening meals, various snacks in the cafeteria, an info centre and job exchange, internet use, advice and group services, and regular art exhibitions and cultural events.
Cast
Dates
Past
- Wed 1.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Thu 2.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Fri 3.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sat 4.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sun 5.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Mon 6.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Tue 7.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Wed 8.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Thu 9.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Fri 10.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sat 11.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sun 12.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Mon 13.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Tue 14.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Wed 15.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Thu 16.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Fri 17.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sat 18.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sun 19.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Mon 20.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Tue 21.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Wed 22.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Thu 23.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Fri 24.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sat 25.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Sun 26.10.2014, 16:00 /
- Wed 18.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Thu 19.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Fri 20.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Sat 21.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Sun 22.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Thu 26.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Fri 27.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Sat 28.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Mon 30.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Tue 31.3.2015, 17:00 /
- Wed 1.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Thu 2.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Thu 9.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Fri 10.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Sat 11.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Sun 12.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Wed 15.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Thu 16.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Fri 17.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Sat 18.4.2015, 17:00 /
- Fri 20.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Sat 21.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Sun 22.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Mon 23.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Tue 24.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Wed 25.5.2016, 22:00 /
- Thu 26.5.2016, 22:00 /
- Fri 27.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Sat 28.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Sun 29.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Mon 30.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Tue 31.5.2016, 17:00 /
- Wed 1.6.2016, 17:00 /
- Thu 2.6.2016, 17:00 /
- Fri 3.6.2016, 17:00 /
- Sat 4.6.2016, 17:00 /
Credits
Produced for “In Every Dream Home a Heartache,“ a solo exhibition at Museum Ludwig (Köln, 2013). Supported by Akademie der Künste der Welt.
