melt in peace / when the music is over presents two human-sized figures made of ice, standing bent over two snare drums with frozen drumsticks, two music stands in front of them. The melting ice drips onto the differently tuned snare drums until the drumsticks and whole limbs begin to come loose. This work is a ‘predicted composition’, as Trobollowitsch himself says. The outcome of the piece is predictable. It is ‘a march to the tactless end — man melts, silence remains.’ melt in peace / when the music is over was realized in collaboration with ice sculptor Antti Pedrozo.

Andreas Trobollowitsch (AT) is an Austrian artist and composer who focuses primarily on conceptual compositions, self-developed musical instruments, as well as sound and drawing installations. In his work he uses modified everyday objects, prepared fans and music instruments based on rotation and feedback systems. His work is based on his interest in the dichotomy of the intellectual and the physical and includes visual aspects, spatiality, movement, and the way that they relate to sound.

Premiere: Elevate Festival 2023 (AT)

Part of Re-Imagine Europe – New Perspectives for Action. Co-funded by the European Union. Produced in cooperation with Universalmuseum Joanneum – Institut für Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Steiermark.
This work is available for touring.
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