EPISODE 1 — MIRAGE
A concert-performance by PAAR opens Season 5
FOROF presents the first Episode of the new series of events activating the site-specific exhibition INFRASUPRA by Alicja Kwade, the protagonist of the fifth Season curated by Valentino Catricalà.
In collaboration with GRZEGORZKI RECORDS, on 16 December the spaces of Foro Traiano 1 will host MIRAGE, the concert-performance by the band PAAR, composed of German artists Ly Nguyen (vocals), Rico Sperl (bass, synth), and Matthias Zimmermann (guitar). Their sound blends New Wave and post-punk influences with contemporary electronic textures and an experimental punk attitude.
A musical and visual journey addressing themes of urban alienation and the illusion of reality.
“The concert will be a game with the audience’s perception, immersing them in the cold and stylized aesthetics of these genres,” PAAR explain. The performance evokes the atmosphere of an anonymous urban landscape from the late 1970s and early 1980s, creating a dialogue between different eras—perfectly in tune with FOROF’s DNA, which fosters encounters between contemporary art and archaeology.
The Episode MIRAGE concludes with a taste-sensory experience curated by Rimessa Roscioli.
Special thanks to Galleria Continua, the German Academy Rome Villa Massimo, and the Polish Institute in Rome.
In partnership with Rimessa Roscioli.
From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Admission by ticket purchase until fully booked: https://www.vivaticket.com/it/ticket/episodio-1-mirage/290859
(Punctuality is appreciated)