We live in a time where the possibilities of the digital world are infinite: nowadays you can use technological means to determine which reality - often a positive one - you show to the world. Filters can spice up photos and video's and social media followers only see the bright side of someone's life. But even without technology we sometimes perceive reality differently or only partially. Consciously or unconsciously we sometimes do not perceive (especially unpleasant) things, we close ourselves off from them. Whether it concerns problems of strangers at a distance (war, natural disasters), or annoying things closer to home, in your own environment, in your own life. Kluster5 is fascinated by how reality can be perceived differently, depending on who, where and via which medium. The young composers Celia Swart and Alexandre Kordzaia created a total work of art with visuals as well as visuals, with the subject "perceived reality". Celia experiences an alternative reality in all the apps on her phone, Alex discovered the different layers in his perceptions of reality when he grew up in troubled Georgia during the 90s.
Which version of reality do you see? This question is central to Perceived Reality.
Perceived Reality is part of Opus Novum, a new series in which old and new work from Dutch soil is central. The programming consists of five concerts of both classical and jazz music. With the Opus Novum series, the Grachtenfestival not only gives (new) Dutch music a central stage, but gives musicians and ensembles who want to delve into this genre of music an extra chance to present a special program.