InstaImprovisations is the main concert programme of this year's edition of the festival. Each day we bring together a duo of artists who have not worked together before and invite them to improvise inside and together with Konrad Smoleński's sound installation EVERYTHING WAS FOREVER UNTIL IT WAS NO MORE. All of them use delays, reverberation and sound processing, which are key elements in Smoleński’s installation, on a daily basis. The fourth InstaImprovisation will be performed by Danish cellist Jakob Kullberg and French reel-to-reel tape artist Jérôme Noetinger. 

We partnered with MOCAK and the National Centre for Culture to once again use Konrad Smoleński's acclaimed sound installation EVERYTHING WAS FOREVER UNTIL IT WAS NO MORE represented Poland at the Venice Biennial in 2013. We are going to do it in a sustainable manner, guided by the idea of artistic ecology and the restoration of important existing works. Smoleński’s piece consists of two bronze bells, the ringing of which is recorded and processed electronically and then played back through walls of loudspeakers. An important element of the installation is the vibrating floor, which also provides a stage for concerts that interact with the installation. Breaking down stereotypes and expectations, the artist creates a sphere of experience for the invited musicians and audiences. The boundaries between the music stage and the art space are blurred. 

Jérôme Noetinger - Revox tape recorders 

Jakob Kullberg – cello 

Venue: MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art 

The concert is organised in partnership with the French Institute in Poland.