Listen back to my 10th episode of ‘Canti e Frammenti’

‘Canti e Frammenti’ is my monthly radio show on Radio 80000. The title directly refers to Giacomo Leopardi’s stunning collection of poetic works of the early 19th century and my very own Italian roots. With each episode, I try to reflect on Leopardi's dark and ponderous atmosphere of his lyrical works musically.

The episode was broadcast live on the 15th of October 2021:
https://www.mixcloud.com/Radio80K/canti-e-frammenti-151021/

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Artwork by Oliver Schwamkrug

Canti e Frammenti - 10 (15/10/21 - Radio 80000)

2022
Spatial installation
4-channel sound installation, waiting bench, vertical blinds, yellow fluorescent lights, white-noise machines, framed image 40 x 30 cm, blank and printed DIN A4 papers

In collaboration with Maria Margolina

Detached from context and purpose, we are slowly losing our identity. In a need to define ourselves, we're seeking a foothold in a society that chronically lacks newness and yet offers novelty as an answer. Are we reminiscing about our notorious future?

(Jakob Braito & Maria Margolina)

undeniably some sort of (2022) is an immersive sound installation that explores liminal states through audio-visual means. Using references from Internet culture and contemporary practices of escapism; the artists outline a presence of transition. For the site-specific work, they specifically used the liminal structures of the Lothringer 13 Lokal:

"Immersed in yellow light, a first threshold awaits the visitors before entering. In the space, a waiting bench usually found in transit areas stands forlornly in the room. Its alienated appearance colored in indefinable gray creates an eerie atmosphere in combination with darkening vertical blinds. Empty bookshelves and sentence fragments on the walls are stripped of their informative function. The work refers to specific internet aesthetics and trends that originally emerged in digital communities that collect liminal images and texts to convey and negotiate certain feelings and emotions. The references of their visual practice correspond with the interjections of sound. Braito and Margolina interweave and collage field recordings from real, "liminal" places with sound productions from their studio. Perpetually referencing alienated pop songs from their own youth, they employ stylistic devices such as sampling, repetition, stretching, pitch shifting, downsampling, distortion, or granular synthesis. Stagnant, synthetic soundscapes alternate with sequences of dynamic increase and melodic texture. In contrast to this white noise machines scattered around the room mark temporal remnants of reality. The immanent impression alternates between harmonic escapisms and atmospheric ruptures. Not without intention, the artists build a direct bridge between Internet culture and Mark Fisher's concept of "Hauntology," which he described as a symptom of our time. Depending on the reading, the recipient is offered a way out of liminal inertia and into a present of novelty. The future will show." (Translated excerpt of Mareike Schwarz exhibition text)

Photo by Luciano Pecoits

Jakob Braito & Maria Margolina - "undeniably some sort of" (2022, stereo excerpt)

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