The Lost Requiem is an original composition by K. Dridi. The visual staging follows the aesthetic of a Viennese music manuscript from the late 18th century. The historical appearance is part of the artistic concept; the music itself is a contemporary work.
Composition
K. Dridi
Form
For piano and orchestra
Staging
Viennese manuscript aesthetic, 1791
Fig. 01 — The original manuscript
Fig. 02 — The manuscript under glass
The source object
THE MANUSCRIPT
Recovered among sealed papers and forgotten catalogues, the manuscript enters the archive as an object without a history.
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Tracing the origin
PROVENANCE
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Authentication
ANALYSIS
Ink, paper, seals and damage are examined. Every mark becomes evidence; every silence raises another question.
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Manual restoration
STABILIZATION
The manuscript is stabilized, not remade. Its scars remain part of the object and part of its story.
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Preservation
THE VAULT
Preserved beyond public view, the score waits among works abandoned by time.
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First light
THE EXHIBITION
For the first time, the manuscript leaves the archive and enters the light of the gallery.
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Public viewing
GRAND GALLERY
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Close inspection
DETAIL
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Genesis
THE DESK
Before the concert, there was only paper, ink and the possibility of sound.
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