OFF-ROAD I spent Norway’s Constitution Day at the landfill in Asunción, capital of Paraguay, home to the young members of The Recycled Instruments Orchestra of Cateura. Playing the violin is not the most obvious pastime for the inhabitants there; nevertheless, using instruments made from recycled waste, this orchestra has be come a cornerstone in the […]
The List – Listen Jeg elsker lister, og er hjelpeløs uten. Handlelister, to-do lister, spillelister, best-of lister, ønskelister, alle er de sentrale i mitt liv. I så stor grad at jeg vil påstå følgende, selv om det kan høres ut som en i overkant nerdete fetisj: En liste kan være et utmerket sted for eksistensiell […]
Craftmanship Recently we have seen a renewed interest in craftsmanship through the growth of art movements like DIY (do it yourself) and craftivism. these do not focus on the traditional idea of solid craftsmanship but on the political, on independence through self-production, and as a counterweight to the demands of consumer culture to hire someone […]
Simple and complicated Exercises de style by Raymond Queneau is a book where one simple tale about a man on a bus is rewritten in 99 different versions. as short stories, poems, plays, sonnets, in mock Italian and a number of other forms. the book, which is also included in the Ultima programme this year, […]
Between 2003 and 2009, Hagen served as President and Artistic Director for nyMusikk, Norway’s centre for experimental music and sound art, and the Norwegian section of ISCM, International Society for Contemporary Music. During this time, he co-curated five editions of Happy Days, including one edition hosting Nordic Music Days.