LAS Art Foundation

KUKII & Howie Lee: Finissage Performance

Sunday, 4 May 2025

KUKII & Howie Lee translate the soundscape of Laure Prouvost’s WE FELT A STAR DYING into a communal sonic ceremony

For the finissage of Laure Prouvost’s WE FELT A STAR DYING, singer, producer and composer of the installation’s original soundscape KUKII (fka Lafawndah) and musical collaborator Howie Lee create a sonic ceremony that invites audiences to participate with voice and movement.

To build the installation’s soundscape, KUKII primarily used found recordings of devotional singing traditions from different regions of the world. These sounds were processed through a custom quantum AI model, and the resulting sonic textures interwoven with melodic choruses featuring lyrics written by Prouvost and Paul Buck. Spatially dispersed, the melodies were composed as if in search of form, drawing a parallel to nascent quantum technology.

The performance translates the soundscape’s textures and melodies into a communal experience that unfolds across the two main floors of Kraftwerk. KUKII and Howie Lee work with a live brass band, a choir and the audience to embody fragility, uncertainty and interconnectivity – concepts also characteristic of quantum phenomena.

Biographies

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A person sits on pale desert sand with eyes closed, pulling up a cloth that partially covers their torso. Long shadows stretch across the ground, creating a powerful and contemplative atmosphere.

Artist

KUKII

A person with short hair and a striped jacket looks seriously into the camera, standing in front of a textured wall bathed in warm, side lighting.

Artist

Howie Lee

A big band performs live in a club with red flooring and a dark stage. Musicians are seated closely, playing saxophones, trumpets, and trombones, while a conductor stands in front with raised arms. The audience sits close to the performance.

Band

Humboldt Bigband

Choir

Cantus Domus

Credits

Artists
KUKII & Howie Lee
Musical & Technical Director
Sam Belinfante
Curator
Sophie Korschildgen
Producer
Harriet Collins
Senior Communications Manager
Selin Şahin
Junior Communications Managers
Moritz Weber, Cosima Otte
Social Media Manager
Veronica Jonsson
Curatorial Intern
Petina McLaughlin


Additional Singers:
Moss Beynon Juckes
Andrew Chaplin
Edges Infinity
Marie Gailey
Max Lawrence
Oskar Pawełko
Kristina Svensson
etaïnn zwer

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