Theremidi Orchestra (TO) wants to learn how to make gadgets on their own, to move far away from existing interfaces and images. In a time of television user packages, it brings obsolete antennas back to life. The radio frequency is still out there, and sometimes the orchestra gets lucky and catches a glimpse of its scratchy hum. TO are absolutely fascinated by the development of the newest gadgets, not for their intended purpose, but to explore their potential to produce the humming, glissandos and squeaks of the theremin and electromagnetic pulses. DIY theremins are unpredictable and basic. Nevertheless, they offer a multitude of sounds if they are connected to the most unexpected antennas, from conductive ink to umbrellas, wire ducklings, air tubes, flowers, and scrap metal. TO is combined by participants of TEREMINI in TEREMIDI physical interface workshop, which took place on Ljudmila in May 2011, under the mentorship of Borut Savski, who after a while also joined the Orchestra.
The Theremini Orchestra are: Tina Dolinšek, Luka Frelih, Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Borut Savski, Tilen Sepič, Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Matic Urbanija, Dušan Zidar.
Vsebina
Upcoming Shows
Theremidi Orchestra will perform on Slobodni festival 6/Free Festival 6, which will took place in Mursko Središće, Croatia, between 4.- 8. July 2012. We will also hold a TouchTone and Micro Noise workshop.
Audiovisual Performances
- First Performance on the ending of exhibition Powered by Ljudmila, Ljubljana City Art Gallery, in the collaboration with Platform RADAR, Radio Student, Ljubljana, 22t June 2011
- Public Rehearsal, M3C Festival, Murska Sobota, 10th October 2011
- Second Attempt, Festival KIBLIX, Kino Udarnik, Maribor, 20th November 2011
- Antennas For All! on the ending of exhibition REAL TIME SETTINGS FOR NER[D/V]ES, ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, 19th April 2012
- Sound Intervention on Megawhat show, Radio Student, Ljubljana, 21st May 2012
- Draht Orchestra on LiWoLi Festival - Art Meets Radical Openness, Linz, 24th May 2012
Workshops
TEREMINI in TEREMIDI fizični vmesnik, mentor Borut Savski, Ljudmila, 5., 16., 17. junij 2011 Teremini Workshop and Teremidi Orchestra in Zagreb, mentorja Borut Savski in Luka Frelih, Media Lab I'MM_, Zagreb (HR), 16., 17. december 2011 TouchTone, v okviru razstave Za živ(al)ce v realnem času, Galerija ŠKUC, 18. april 2012
LiWoLi - Art Meets Radical Openness (2012)
Radio Student
Megawhat
Exhibition Closing: Za živ(al)ce v realnem času: Antene ZA vse
Theremidi Orchestra (TO) se uči izdelave naprav, stopa daleč stran od obstoječih vmesnikov in slik, oživlja antene, ki so zastarele v času televizijskih uporabniških paketov. Radijska frekvenca je še vedno tam zunaj in včasih se orkestru posreči ujeti njeno hreščavo sneženje. TO navdušuje razvoj najnovejših naprav, a ne za uporabo v predvidene namene, temveč da bi raziskali njihove potenciale pri proizvajanju brnenja, zavijanja in piskanja. Privlači jih vse kar proizvaja elektromagnetno polje. Naredi-sam teremini so nepredvidljivi in bazični, a kljub temu ponujajo število zvokov s povezovanjem na najbolj nepričakovane antene: od prevodnega črnila do dežnikov, žičnatih račk, prezračevalnikov, cvetlic in odpadnega železa. Antene ZA vse! je družbeni klic za pravice do govora in do tega, da se človeka sliši iz zloščenega žlobudranje hegemonske volilne demokracije. V njem nastopajo individualci, ki se obnašajo aktivno in kolektivno. Theremidi Orchestra sestavljajo udeleženci delavnice TEREMINI in TEREMIDI fizični vmesnik, ki je potekala na LJUDMILI, ljubljanskem laboratoriju za digitalne medije in kulturo v maju 2011, pod mentorstvom Boruta Savskega. Po mnogih negotovih, a navdušenih otroških korakih v piskajoče elektromagnetno polje, se je orkestru pridružil tudi sam mentor. V Galeriji Škuc bodo z doma »spajkanimi« prostimi elektronskimi teremini in zvočnimi ojačevalci razpirali nežnohrupne krajine Tina Dolinšek, Dare Pejić, Dušan Zidar, Borut Savski, Saša Spačal, Ida Hiršenfelder, Robertina Šebjanič, Luka Frelih in Matic Urbanija.
Festival KIBLIX (2011)
to make: 10x theremidi units 15x sajice* units you need: 10x microchips 4011 15x microchips 4093 23x led diodes 23x piezo buzzers 10x resistors 1K ohm 10x cheramic capacitators 1n0 10x 9V battery holders 10x 3.5 mm plug-in panels
Theremidi orchestra consists of participants of TEREMINI and TEREMIDI physical interface workshop, which took place at LJUDMILA, Ljubljana Digital Media Lab in May 2011 under the supervision of Borut Savski. They are generating sounds and images live with the help of theremidi interfaces and are connected to open-source technologies and free-software. The orchestra's premiere show was at Mestna galerija Ljubljana in June 2011 within the exhibition Powered by Ljudmila and aired via the RADAR platform on Radio Študent and M3C Festival in Murska Sobota with "Public Rehearsal". Theremini orchestra performers: Tina Dolinšek, Dare Pejić, Dušan Zidar, Tilen Sepič, Saša Spačal, Ida Hiršenfelder, Robertina Šebjanič, Luka Frelih and Matic Urbanija.
Fotografije Boštjan Lah: http://www.kiblix.org/kiblix11/?en/pictures/sound-performance.html
M3C Festival in Murska Sobota(2011)
First performance in City Gallery Ljubljana (2011)
v okviru razstave Powered by Ljudmila in s neposrednim prenosom s platformo Radar na Radio študent:
Fotografije Helene Božič: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.242119515800926.72192.225132000833011&type=3
Platforma Radar, Radio Študent: http://www.radiostudent.si/article.php?sid=28278