Alexandra von Bolz'n has worked with different media for more than 10 years. As a voice artist, she has shouted in bands, created sound art, and set exhibitions and films to sound. Her musical bandwidth ranges from more even and silent forms (drones, experimental works) to harsher sounds (noise, tech/math grind, breakcore, electro).
With the sounds she creates, Alexandra von Bolz'n challenges and enlarges gender boundaries usually taken for granted. Once her vocal chords are unleashed, she runs the gamut from the deepest frequencies up to the highest pitches, emitting sounds that are hardly recognizable as products of a human voice. But it's not merely about shouting "it" out - in fact she turns her poems into sound.
As the negotiation of traditional gender roles is a particular concern of her artistic work, Alexandra von Bolz'n also collaborates with photographers and graphic designers. As a model, she conceptualizes ideas and visions in order to blur the classic imagery of the sexes.
Projects
Voice of Kimusawea (1994 - 1998) - Experimental Emocore
Voice of several projects (e.g. The Ocean or Voltron)
Voice of Bolz'n (2003 - 2007) - Technical Grindcore.
Voice of Crowskin (2009 - inf.) - Sludge/Doom
Voice of ckaput (2009 - inf.) - Death Metal/Breakcore
Bolz'n live: Wasted 4 @ Transmediale / Club Maria / Berlin
Besides projects with: Idiot Switch - They call this Music... Pure - Vocal Drones
>>>Out Now: Pure's new Album "Ification" incl. two Tracks ft. Alexandra von Bolz'n!<<< Bazooka - Breakcore Christoph de Babalon - Experimental Breakbeat/Ambient
>>>Out Now on [CFET]: The 'Scylla & Charybdis' 12" LP ft. Hanayo and Alexandra von Bolz'n!<<<
Guest Vocals for Antihairball - Loopcore
In line with Ron Athey and Didi Bruckmayr, Alexandra von Bolz'n was part of the performance "Auto Da Fe" within the scope of "Politics of Ecstasy" Festival at HAU2/Berlin in january 2009. She also attended dance artists Jeremy Wade and Meg Stuart. (>>>A festival curated by artists and dramaturges, "Politics of Ecstasy" assembles positions from dance, performance art, music and theory, including an improvisation project with dancers and musicians. We seek to cultivate a temporary community and avoid the typical "show and go" mentality of most festivals.<<<)
Improv-Series 2009. Dancers: Nicola Mascia, Jeremy Wade, Matan Zamir. Music: Ambazoid, Alexandra von Bolz'n. copyright: mimecentrum Berlin für Politics of Ecstasy / www . politicsofecstasy . org
Participation in the Moving Forest performance / Transmediale 08. with Joachim Montessuis and Vagina Jones at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (among other artists such as Leif Elggren, Mattin or Phill Niblock).
Vocal contribution towards the film: ... as they pass ... /mnemosyne 01 by Brigitta Bödenauer and the exhibition www.makroskop.org at the Helmut Newton Museum/Berlin with Pure and Zeitblom.
Co-operation with graphic artist and photographer Timo Schlosser (digitalink a.k.a. friendly brain bug/designbydigitalink.com - check out his page for high quality fine art prints!).
alex, ich habe schon wieder deinen geburtstag vergessen, so ein mist! alles alles liebe nachträglich!!!! du spielst morgen abend, oder? maria? mittwoch?
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