Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026, 4 – 5.30 p.m.
Location: Neubau, 2nd floor
Costs: Admission
World Premiere in the exhibition halls. Capacity is limited
For the closing event, the Helen Frankenthaler exhibition will be transformed into an immersive sound space: Drawing inspiration from Helen Frankenthaler’s paintings, media artist Janiv Oron has created a spatial composition that does not merely illustrate her paintings but allows visitors to experience them in a new way.
The focus is on the creative translation of color, form, and atmosphere into sound through nine experimental sound islands created specifically for the exhibition. This gives rise to new connections and perspectives.
Musical fragments resonate from various areas of the exhibition. They intensify, disperse throughout the space, and resonate with one another. Sound, architecture, and painting become part of a shared composition.
The result is a multi-layered auditory experience that invites visitors to perceive Helen Frankenthaler’s works with their ears as well as with their eyes.
With:
Janiv Oron – Concept, Composition, and Performance
Thomas Giger – Concept and Planning
Jan Studer – Implementation and Performance
Stephan Hufschmid (Kunstmuseum Basel) – Performance
Janiv Oron is a media artist and DJ who lives in Basel. Oron is a member of the Goldfinger Brothers, a performer, and a composer of experimental electronic music, and is active in various ensembles. He holds a master’s degree in Contemporary Arts Practice from the Bern University of the Arts. His recent exhibitions and performances include works at the Schauspielhaus Zürich; at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet in Helsinki; at the Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires; at the Beijing Art and Technology Biennale in China; at Don Bosco’s Garden with the Basel Chamber Orchestra; at Contemporary Istanbul with the Öktem Aykut Art Gallery; and at other venues. In addition to his work as an artist, Oron is also known internationally as a DJ, notably through battles, club nights, concerts, and radio shows.
Thomas Giger (born 1975 in Basel) has developed lighting and stage designs for productions by Bruno Cathomas, Teresa Vittucci, Jeremy Nedd, Laura Koerfer, Ruedi Häusermann, Werner Düggelin, Albrecht Hirche, Marat Burnaschev, Antje Schupp, and others. He also collaborates regularly with Malte Schlösser, Ben Burger, yuri500, and vorschlag:hammer. Thomas Giger has exhibited various works in the visual arts at the House of Electronic Arts in Basel, the Bern University of the Arts, and in public spaces in Winterthur. Among other projects, Giger developed scenographies and spatial concepts for the Perform Now performance festival in Winterthur, the House of Electronic Arts in Basel, and the 2016 Swiss Theater Prize in Geneva. Thomas Giger is a recipient of the Prix netzhdk.
Jan Raphael Studer (born in Basel in 1994) works as a freelance scenographer and set designer. He studied scenography and interior design at the HGK Basel FHNW and develops set designs and spatial concepts for theater, performance, and installation-based formats. After working as a set design assistant at Theater Basel, he has been self-employed since 2024. His work has been presented at venues including Theater Basel, the Kaserne Basel, the Gessnerallee in Zurich, the Rote Fabrik in Zurich, and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
