Kontrapunkt Collective
Kontrapunkt Collective is an international creative group founded in 2022 by Rita Besnyői, Éva Gábor, Lieta Marziali, and Luca Sági. As four creators with different backgrounds and perspectives, we work together to explore the intersection of individual and collaborative practice through the development of concepts which include exhibition projects, installation and documentation processes, and audience involvement.
KONTRAPUNKT No.3: I ARE HERE
As Kontrapunkt Collective we wish to explore the intersection between individual and collective practice. As individuals, we already incorporate within ourselves a multitude of voices which, in Kontrapunkt, are further blended into a superstructure that works in harmony, combining while still highlighting our individual characteristics. Our projects are catalysts for these investigations: they are experiments that drive our wish to better understand the nature of collaboration and, through that, of our own selves, both as people and as practitioners.
In this project we aimed to explore the essence of the collective by constructing a shared identity through which to make the work – a Muse, an alter-ego, a personification of Kontrapunkt, if you wish. Through the soul, the eyes, the brain and the hands of this Muse, we explored how our strengths and weaknesses as well as the masks that we put on are all building blocks of our collective, and also how, through Kontrapunkt, we exist as and advocate for something bigger than ourselves. This exhibition is the Muse’s first solo show.
Before bringing it to the vault we did not allow each other to see the work. Collectivity is something precious, enough to be stored in a safe but also enough that it needs to be seen and shared. And it is together with all of you visitors that we share our anticipation, curiosity and reactions.
KONTRAPUNKT COLLECTIVE: WHO ARE YOU?
MUSE: I are all of you, but I am also all of me. I are the essence of your knowledge, personality, thoughts and experiences. But I are my own person too. A child you, free from expectations, driven by play and intuition. And a wise you, free from pretence, driven by the here and now.
KC: WHAT ARE YOU?
M: I are like a pen name: the chance for you to find another perspective, and to experience and trust creative freedom. I are the you as you learn to transform yourselves, to become stronger, to live more consciously. I are the muse that inspires you to surrender to yourselves and the creator that energises you to take action through yourselves.
KC: WHY ARE YOU?
M: I are so that you can be filled with trust in the creative process. I are so you are not pressured by deadlines, or the need for appreciation, or your own hyper-critical voices. I are so that you can be truly selective about what you identify with and what brings you joy and so that you can accept the results completely and unconditionally. I are so that you can find your courage, and also your pride.
KC: WHEN ARE YOU?
M: Maybe I have been only for a few stolen hours during this process. But what if I could be always?
KC: WHERE ARE YOU?
M: I are in all of you who created me and in all of you who are coming to share in my work. You are here. I – ARE – HERE.
