AT AUDITORIUM PARC DELLA MUSICA, ROME
EXHIBITION FOREWORD :
‘The Dreamer's Heart' is a tonal sound work created by British contemporary artist Roger Thorp and presented by Anima Mundi in the sound corner at Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome, Italy...
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As well as existing as an isolated work, the piece also forms a key component of Thorp’s multimedia work ‘Blue in Amber’, an installation which attempts urgent preservation of fleeting grace. The piece, a nostalgic lamentation, evokes a quiet and subtle sense of urgency to protect what is unique and authentic; in contrast to the pervasive erosion endemic to our contemporary world. 'The Dreamer's Heart' has been re-mixed with its presentation in the Sound Corner in mind. As the listener approaches, the reverberating hum gives way to haunting voice, mesmerically looping within this transitional space.
THE DREAMER'S HEART…
oh little heart
caress this aching world
for now this time
oh little heart, touch,
awaken the compassion
of the centuries
oh little heart
the olive tree sings
gracious and sure
oh little heart
you can see
the truth of the bee
oh little heart
racing to the unbeknown
chance is gazing
oh little heart
sing a river of words
to the underworld
oh little heart
you can feel
the dreamer’s heart
Roger Thorp
The Dreamer's Heart, 2019
2'45''
BIOGRAPHY :
Roger Thorp is a British artist born in Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire in 1955. He currently lives and works in Cornwall.
Roger Thorp’s artwork consists of still images exhibited alongside complex, multi-media, immersive and participatory installations. Thorp’s work effectively transmits his enormous sensitivity towards the earth, humanity and spirituality, becoming a manifestation of deep joy and a proclamation of existence for those who forget where they are going.
After leaving lm school, Roger Thorp started out as a runner in the film industry, moving on to work as Producer and PM on music videos for U2, The Clash, Iggy Pop and others. Thorp has also directed programmes for NGO’s such as WWF, ILO and the Red Cross, working in Australia, Mongolia and the USA. He has also made two feature films. Other work by Roger as a writer/director has been screened in Rome, Barcelona, Copenhagen and London. In 2004 he co-founded the art-house online gallery ‘Littlesong lms’ and in 2015 he founded ‘The Olive Network’ a sophisticated web platform built to foster tolerance and understanding throughout diverse global communities by focusing on the positive long term contributions of charity, the arts and humanities. Roger exhibits his work internationally and he is represented by Anima Mundi.