Forplay Society

Urban Metabolism: Der Mond is a cybernetic performance and sound installation that recontextualizes the sociological framework of Urban Metabolism into the domain of electroacoustic improvisation. The work reclaims a discarded industrial object in the form of a rusted metal plate found on the streets of Berlin transforming it from linear urban waste into a resonant generative feedback system. The instrument exploits mode coupling and structural fatigue to create nonlinear acoustic interferences governed by a custom auto mutation algorithm based on cybernetic homeostasis.

We are thrilled to host two exceptional voices of the European improvised music scene for a one-night-only performance in Fort Kochi. Andrea Hofmann (Violin) and Hartmut Dorschner (Saxophone) will take the stage to create a spontaneous, unscripted musical journey.

The Artists:

• Andrea Hofmann (Violin): Known for her versatile and boundary-pushing approach to the violin, Hofmann weaves intricate textures that bridge the gap between classical precision and experimental freedom.
• Hartmut Dorschner (Saxophone): A veteran of the free jazz and improv scene, Dorschner is celebrated for his expressive phrasing and ability to push the saxophone into new, uncharted tonal territories.

The Performance: In the spirit of “Free Improvised Concert,” nothing is pre-composed. The performance is a real-time conversation between violin and saxophone, reacting to the unique acoustics of the space and the energy of the audience. Expect an immersive experience where silence, melody, and abstract sounds collide.

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• When: Sunday, 22 February 2026
• Time: 7:00 PM
• Where: Forplay Society, Bazaar Road, Mattancherry, Kochi (opposite OED Gallery)
• Admission: [Hier evtl. “Free Entry” oder Ticket-Info einfügen, falls bekannt]

About the Venue: Located in the heart of Mattancherry’s historic Bazaar Road, Forplay Society is an independent, artist-run initiative and performance space. It serves as a vital hub for contemporary and experimental art, making it the perfect backdrop for this evening of improvised sound.

Junk.wav, a sound sculpture crafted by Amith Venkataramaiah, breathes new life into discarded materials, repurposing scrap plastic, scrap metal, and abandoned items to create mesmerizing musical instruments.

In Junk.wav, the artist challenges our perception of waste and unveils the hidden sonic potential within each discarded object. Immerse yourself in a symphony of reclaimed melodies,where the forgotten finds its voice and resonates with purpose.

This sound sculpture prompts reflection on our consumer culture and the environmental impact of waste. Through the fusion of art and sustainability, Amith Venkataramaiah invites us to reimagine the value inherent in discarded materials.

🗓️ 18th February | 7.00pm
📍 Forplay Society, opposite Kaycee corporation, Bazaar road, Mattanchery

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨
In the current installation, environmental sensor data, public information, and scientific observations contribute to the formation of distinct conversational “characters,” each with a specific set of tendencies and constraints. Their exchanges are not intended as metaphorical stand-ins, but rather as computationally mediated attempts at approximating self-representation—necessarily provisional, yet useful for examining the conditions under which distributed forms of agency might emerge.

Initiated by ZK/U Proxylab, the first iteration was developed in 2025 on invitation by BeFantastic and the Goethe-Institut Bangalore, in collaboration with teams from Bangalore and Berlin.

Team Berlin: Matthias Einhoff, Clemens Gruber, Stefan Koderisch, Lars Neckel, Lea Sofso, Miodrag Kuc, Nerea Ferrer

Team Bangalore: Abhishek Kapahi, Sambita Modak, Rasagy Sharma, Supriyo Manna

🗓️ 14th February | 7.00pm
🗓️ 15th February | 8.00pm
📍 Forplay Society, opposite Kaycee corporation, bazar street,
Mattanchery

Performances at Everything Un…

The program is a recital of pieces for the solo classical guitar, composed and performed by Abhaydev Praful.

🗓️ 15th February | 7.00pm
📍 Forplay Society, opposite Kaycee corporation, bazar street,
Mattanchery

Boundaries are made and unmade. Contours of experiences and bodies are masked and unmasked. Past, present, and future merge.

Part one, Dust, oscillates between self-care, self-protection, and self-harm, with these mechanisms colliding and making space for one another. It accepts the consequences of putting something deeply personal on display. Part two, Paradox of Platypus, unfolds as a dialogue between performers who explore simple patterns and familiar improvisational and compositional structures. Inspired by Mizo folk practices and the knowledge systems embedded in them, new narratives emerge as a speculative ‘neo-folk’ choreography.

The performers of Blurred Lines traverse surreal landscapes and messy psychophysical terrains, negotiating a precarious balance between space, music, movement, and puppetry. Composing live, they conjure up a layered experience that blurs the boundaries between inner and outer, tension and levity, fiction and reality, form and fluidity, history and memory.

Blurred Lines has been performed at BLR Hubba 2026 and will be performed at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale Pavillion in February 2026.

Artists
Abhaydev Praful, Dayita Nereyeth, Joshua Sailo and Bharavi

🗓️ 14th Feb, 7pm
📍 Forplay Society

Performances at Everything Un…

Marcel works at the intersection of science and art. Through performative experiments, he explores changing relationships to the world and the transformation of perception. His artistic research focuses on the philosophy of technology and cultural theory.

He studied philosophy and performance studies. After working for several years as an assistant director at the Schaubühne in Berlin, he increasingly devoted himself to his own artistic research.

🗓️ 11th February, 8am to 8pm
📍 Forplay Society, opposite Kaycee corporation, bazar street,
Mattanchery

Performances at Everything Un…

We open with a special Vinyl set by DJ Scribe

10th February | 8.30 pm
Forplay Society

DJ Scribe will play an all-vinyl set that culminates in a dance party. The set will feature selections culled from his 15,000+ records gathered over 35 years of collecting which may include jazz, soul, funk, gospel, hip-hop, disco, afrobeat, salsa and house. His practice is rooted in the two foundational lineages of New York City DJ culture: hip-hop and underground dance, which both emerge from the African American community, and in the case of underground dance, the Queer African American community. Scribe’s approach centers community, healing, alchemy, transcendence, and joy, activated through music, sound, and dancing.

Big thanks to @lobocopbombay for helping with the sound/tech

The Conference of Anti-Apocryphal Beings
Medium: Performance
Duration: 45 mins
Venue: Forplay Society, Bazaar Road
Time: 4:00 PM | 8 Feb 2o26

Artists:Rabia Mohi-ud-din, Basit Qadir, Rahil Sajad, Razwan Ahad Lone, Rayees, Lubna Bashir, Zainab Bashir Mir
College:Institute Of Music & Fine Arts, University of Kashmir

‘The Conference of Anti-Apocryphal Beings,’ a group project created by students at the University of Kashmir, gathers various figures from local mythology, such as Rantas, Dyev, Yachh, Agar Pachin, Atid, Bram Bram Chok and other half heard whispers, warnings, and doubtful tremors of mis-remembered presences. They arrive from Kashmiri folklore, mythology, rumor and contemporary anxieties that travel across mountains and checkpoints refusing every category meant to contain them. These beings inhabit the unstable borderland between memory and imagination, myth and history, fear and play; and they claim space not through verification, but through presence. Each holds a truth that cannot be archived, fear that cannot be contested, memories that cannot be contained, and experience that cannot be spoken of, to refuse erasure, apprise of collective unease and survival of a people.

LIVE AT FORPLAY SOCIETY

HARTMUT DORSCHNER (SAX) and YENTING SHU (ELECTRONICS)

Feb 07 / 2026 = 7PM

• Please Come!
• 10 USD Donation if you can
• professional belly dancer
• door open