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Rituals in transfigured time by Manja Ristić & Marko Paunović
The body of culture we were born into lost all its limbs, and since then we are repeatedly reminded that such a body never really existed. The places where we spent our childhood were contaminated with borders and harsh memories of war, and eventually became hostile. Our original cultural identity was undesired, we were encouraged to redefine ourselves and identify with the necro-politics of nationalisms which were sprouting from various modalities of fascism. The country crumbled into bits, many lost their loved ones and their homes, the death count never ceased, the land was intoxicated. The culture was proclaimed extinct.
Strangely, we can still feel it deep inside us, it has no limbs, but it has a heart. It’s lively for one of the most stigmatised European cultural monsters. For us, it consists of many textures of belonging, We also belong to the last generation that knows the world without global trade, mobile phones and the World Wide Web. That one also perished quickly.
The work “Rituals in transfigured time” is made of field recordings from across Yugoslavia, from pristine nature to intoxicated lands and waters, from memorial sites to abandoned factories and mines; analogue instruments, found sounds, radio appropriations, strange aechives; retrieved objects and voices long gone and forgotten. It is a journey to the abhorrent and socially abominable zone, which also happens to be the centre of our childhood hearts.
Performance at Studio 6 Radio Belgrade:
Manja Ristić and Marko Paunović /pre-recorded tape and live electronics.
Rituals in transfigured time by Manja Ristić & Marko Paunović
Archive material:
“Rise!”, cylinder archive of the National Library of Serbia
Gorica Pilipović, “Vreme muzike (Gustav Mahler, Symphony no. 6)”, Radio Beograd 2
Aleksandar Božović, “Water level” of the rivers across Yugoslavia, 17th June 2023, Radio Belgrade 1, Marica Milčanović, “Slow walking (in)to”, poem by Marko Paunović, Radio Belgrade 3 & Radio Belgrade Electronic studio
List of samples & field recordings:
- Abandoned construction site of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Yugoslavia, at the confluence of Danube and Sava rivers, Belgrade
- River Neretva, hydrophone recording at the Bunur Bridge, Mostar
- Ancient poly-marble quarry, Vrnik island This quarry is famous for supplying many squares, monuments, temples and historical sites across Europe and further with highly crystallised decorative stone, some of which are Hagia Sophia as well as White House.
- Tram ride, Maksimirska Road, Zagreb
- Clinking of glasses and bottles in one of the many non-existent Belgrade’s kafanas
- Terra-formation of the shallow water containing military debris from the WWII, Korčula island
- Ferry boat Zadar – Rijeka
- Ventilation in the man’s toilet of Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova, Ljubljana
- Amusement Park at Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade
- Funeral walk, Silba island
- Abandoned compound of the Yugoslav National Army, the island of Korčula
- Abandoned compound of the Yugoslav National Army, the island of Vis
- Flooded mine pit, Bešenovo lake, Fruška gora
- Tunnel Grič, Zagreb
- Church of St. Vlaho, Dubrovnik
- Cow bells, Lazaropolje, Macedonia
- Thunder, Mala Plana, Smederevska Palanka
- Escalator & accordion player, Terazije underground passage, Belgrade
Instruments:
violin
synthesizer Moog Subsequent 37
EMS Synthi 100, Radio Belgrade Electronic Studio
Performed by Manja Ristić and Marko Paunović
Manja Ristić & Marko Paunović create together since 2014. With their work they strive to build unique immersive experiences, using synthesis of field recording, instrumental improvisation, tape loops & various analogue instruments, found sounds, drone and ambient music. In their performances they often surprise with a bio-political element, reflecting on the conceptual heritage of 20th century installation and performance art.
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