«The Quiet Volume, this small play by Ant Hampton and Tim Etchells leading a spectator into the world of books, is theatre of a very magical kind.» – Berliner Zeitung
«…Ant Hampton and Tim Etchells’s piece – designed to be played out in the hushed surroundings of reading rooms without disturbing anyone – reminds that these are magic places that can transport you anywhere from a bombed Beirut street to a snow hole.»
– The Guardian
«This now of the page is what grips me - the present moment, this one, summoned here with this arrangement of marks/code, ink/pixels, letters and words.»
– Tim Etchells
Two audience members sit side-by-side. Taking cues from words both written and whispered they find themselves burrowing an unlikely path through a pile of books. The piece exposes the strange magic at the heart of the reading experience, allowing aspects of it we think of as deeply internal to lean out into the surrounding space, and to leak from one reader‘s sphere into another‘s.
Practical information «The Quiet Volume» Thursday 13 March and Friday 14 March: 14:00 - 19:00 Saturday 15 March: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 18 March - Friday 21 March: 14:00 - 19:00 Saturday 22 March: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Duration: 1 hour. Free entrance Location: University: Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Georg Sverdrup building. Address: Moltke Moes vei 39, Blindern, Oslo. View map and more information about the Humanities and Social Sciences: http://www.ub.uio.no/om/organisasjon/uhs/uhs/index.html "The Quiet Volume 'takes only two audience members at a time and played three times an hour. Sign up at: bibliotek@blackbox.no. Remember to specify your mail with the date and time desired. Practical information «The Quiet Volume»:
Thursday 13 March and Friday 14 March: 14:00 - 19:00 Saturday 15 March: 12:00 to 17:00 Tuesday 18 March - Friday 21 March: 14:00 - 19:00 Saturday 22 March: 12:00 to 17:00 Duration: 1 hour. Free entrance Location: University: Hum-Sam Library in the Georg Sverdrup building. Address: Moltke Moes vei 39, Blindern, Oslo. «The Quiet Volume» takes only two audience members at the time and is played three times an hour. Sign up at: bibliotek@blackbox.no. Remember to specify your desired date and time.