Diamanda Galás on “Broken Gargoyles“

On August 26 renowned singer, composer and pianist Diamanda Galás will release her new album, Broken Gargoyles via Intravenal Sound Operations. The album’s title refers to WW1 soldiers who were so facially disfigured that they were called “broken gargoyles.“ The first incarnation of the work was played as a sound installation at the Kapellen Leprosarium (Leper’s Sanctuary) in Hanover, Germany (in keeping with the theme, the sanctuary was built around 1250 and served as a quarantine for those who suffered from the plague and leprosy in the Middle Ages). The work was finalized in collaboration with the artist and sound designer Daniel Neumann. In May Portugal’s Theatro Circo hosted “Broken Gargoyles“ and this clip was made for that installation.