Allora Calzadilla Raptors Rapture (2012)

Raptor s Rapture. 2012 Single channel video projection with sound 23:30 min Film involving a flute that was carved by Homo sapiens 35, 000 years ago from the wing bone of a griffon vulture. Unearthed at the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany in 2009, it is the oldest musical instrument found to date. The artists invited Bernadette KГfer, a flautist specializing in prehistoric instruments, to attempt to play the flute. This action takes place in the presence of a living griffon vulture.