FESTIVAL IZIS
On This Merry Day of Culture
Tomaž Grom
“A happy fart never comes from a miserable ass.”
A Lutheran wisdom
The sound installation focuses on our relationship to work, our work-related pleasures, anxieties and obsessions, the prisoners of their own work and economic slavery, the commodification of labour as value on the labour market, the normative pressure of a do-good job-person-activity …
Tomaž Grom invited a number of contemporary artists to be a part of this sound composition. More than 100 accepted his invitation; some were happy to do it, some were anxious but did it anyway and some politely declined or failed to respond.
Credits
Authors of the audio materials: Aleš Hvasti, Ana Čigon, Andraž Polič, Andrej Boštjančič, Andrej Fon, Andrej Koruza, Andrej Morovič, Anita Wach, Anja Novak, Aphra Tesla, Arjan Pregl, Barbara Kukovec, Beno Novak, Blaž Božič, Blaž Lukan, Blaž Šef, Bojan Jablanovec, Boris Petković, Borja Močnik, Borut Kržišnik, Boštjan Gorenc, Boštjan Perovšek, DISKOlektiv, Dragana Alfirević, Drago Ivanuša, Dušan Teropšič, Eduardo Raon, Gal Škrjanec, Gašper Piano, Gregor Gruden, Gregor Podlogar, Igor Remeta, Igor Štromajer, Ina Puntar, Irena Z. Tomažin, Iuna Ornik, Ivan Peternelj, Ivo Poderžaj, Iztok Kovač, Jaka Šimenc, Jan Rozman, Janez Janša, Janez Janša, Janez Križaj, Jaša Mrevlje, Jošt Drašler, Jože Bogolin, Jure Boršič, Jurij Konjar, Katarina Juvančič, Katarina Stegnar, Katja Legin, Kristina Aleksova, Le Singe Executif, Lenka Đorojević, Leon Vidmar, Luka Juhart, Luke Dunne, Marcandrea Bragalini, Mare Bulc, Marko Jenič, Marko Mandić, Martin Ukmar, Matej Ocepek, Matej Recer, Matej Stupica, Mateja Pucko, Matija Vastl, Mauricio Valdés San Emeterio, Meta Grgurevič, Miha Bezeljak, Miha Ciglar, Miha Horvat, Milko Lazar, Mojca Zupančič, Nataša Živković, Nejc Prah, Nika Rozman, Nina Fajdiga, Nina Meško, Olja Grubić, Omar Ismail, Polona Janežič, Primož Bezjak, Primož Čučnik, Primož Sukič, Rok Kravanja, Rok Zalokar, Ryuzo Fukuhara, Samo Kutin, Sebastian Cavazza, Stane Tomazin, Suzana Koncut, Špela Trošt, Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec, Tea Vidmar, Tina Janežič, Tine Grgurevič, Tomaž Grom, Tone Škrjanec, Urban Kušar, Uroš Kaurin, Urša Adamič, Urška Preis, Vanja Djuran, Vesna Godler, Vitja Balžalorsky, Vito Weis, Zala Dobovšek, Žiga Ipavec, Žiga Jenko, Žigan Krajnčan.
Production: Via Negativa, Zavod Sploh
Author
Tomaž Grom
He understands music as a medium of communication rather than aesthetic pleasure. He wants to find reasons for making music. Uncompromisingly he prods at social norms. Music for him is a form of seeking, unanswered questions, flow of ideas, unpredictable situations. Composition is improvisation. Improvisations offers him space to lose himself, to make mistakes, to come up with intriguing solutions. In music, challenges invite thinking and open up new possibilities.
Website links
https://www.sploh.si/en/performing/cycles/sift/sift-2020-work/on-this-merry-day-of-culture
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