Humboldt’s Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by Professor Constantin Alex, presented the sound performance ‘Chorus Oceanobacillus Pulvirenatus’, which transformed the scientific data of the ribosomal sequence into an aesthetic body of sound. Irina Urusova, student of agricultural sciences at Humboldt University performed the Life Flag anthem ‘Hymnus Oceanobacillus Pulvirenatus’. The latter was composed especially for Life Flag – News from Everywhere by Ari Benjamin Meyers, while the sound performance was designed in cooperation with Sabine Kacunko.
The anthem was performed in the context of Sabine Kacunko´s LIFE FLAG – NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE (Project BOOTSCHAFT): Installations and performances in diverse public spaces in Berlin. It was an official project of the UNESCO Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. It is being realized in cooperation with Charité Berlin, the Humboldt University, the Free University, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. The project was supported by Schering Foundation.
The opening ceremony took place in the Robert Koch Hall on 8 October.
