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consume
radia #446: free yogurt + radia #360: kunst und brot
[pls. scroll down for english version]

konsum. sieht so aus, als liesse er sich kaum vermeiden – auch wenn es um kunst geht. aber natürlich kann man fragen, ob und wie sich konsum produktiv machen lässt…

im ersten teil der sendung fragt eine gruppe kanadischer radiokünstlerInnen danach, wie es unter den konditionen der konsumgesellschaft um die freiheit bestellt ist.

im anschluss versammeln wir uns mit einem internationalen künstler-kollektiv in ljubljana am runden tisch, um über nahrhaftigkeit und notwendigkeit zu diskutieren.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

consume. just what is it that makes consuming again and again so different, so appealing to us?

in the first part of the show a group of canadian radio artist is doing a research about the state and meaning of freedom in our current sonsumer culture:

"[…] a chance sidewalk encounter creates an awkward transaction leading to a meditation on the meaning of freedom within 21st-century consumer culture. Mix equal parts soundwalk, slam poetry, synthesizers; shake in some urban decay and add a healthy dollop of complimentary strawberry yogurt; stir and serve." [CFRC]

This episode was produced in Kingston, Ontario, Canada by CFRC’s K. L. Sealegs. Special thanks to Scott Stevens and David Parker..

in the second part of this show we're invited to take place at the table with an slowenian-international artist's collective to think and talk about the daily art and bread. consume as basic necessity?

"In 2012 Cirkulacija 2 collective returns to the habit of using language as medium for communication – and publicly: a format denoted as 'salon' as aesthetic outlet. In the first instalment we prepared a radio show discussion hopefully touching some of the important conceptual approaches regarding the public appearances of Cirkulacija 2. While more abstractly coded radio broadcast could be used, we decided for the more basic approach – the discussion, the talk.
The composition (of dicussion) was defined as open-minded, and with it we wanted to force upon us the topics that could potentially be emotional – or: the topics would have to be emotionally solved. It is of course the question of individuals’ different views on some very basic approaches.
The dynamics of a group over the years is a varying organism. Some things get forgotten, some topics get consumed, there is a constant fight against boredom and disillusionment. Some rituals and definitions have to be changed – and some new introduced. The production of meaning – the ideology?"

credits:
miss.gunst would like to thank the following artists and sound collectors:
jovica for the space machine, corsica s for some beautiful radiator sounds;
k.f.l. sealegs and radio CRFC, ontario, for researching consumer culture in canada;
boštjan leskovšek, borut savski, stefan doepner and – for a brief time – neven korda and radio student, ljubljana, for serving art and bread;
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.

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