Augustin Maurs
In residence: March 2022
Augustin Maurs (b.1975) is a French musician and composer based in Berlin. He studied in Paris and at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin. He was a fellow of the Darmstadt International Institute of Music (IMD) and a guest of Ensemble Modern Akademie in Frankfurt. His work combines conceptual, performative and collaborative practices, often bringing the musical experience outside the musical field.
During his residency Augustin will be researching for a new commission by the Bergen Assembly 2022. The piece is a part of The Coalman section of Bergen Assembly and is based on the histories of coal and mining. The composition will be created in collaboration with Norwegian choirs, electronic artists and musicians, with input and material from his stay on Svalbard. The project will include a concert performance in the Bergen Cathedral and an audio-visual installation in Gyldenpris kunsthall in Bergen from September 8th to November 6th 2022.
Augustin Maurs focuses on the interpretation and the contextualisation of music, as well as on the exploration of different musical practices. His projects have been presented among others at the Berlin Philharmony, at the Observatory of the Arts of Dilijan (Armenia), at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, at the Beishan Broadcast Wall (Taiwan), at the Academy of Arts in Berlin, at the Busan Biennale 2018, the New York Goethe Institut, the Ljubljana Biennale in 2019, or at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin. He has also curated numerous sound exhibitions and projects notably on the invitation of the Geneva art fair.