Boris and Serge collaborate since 1999 with a focus on the conception and realisation of temporary as well as longtime installations which use mechanical means to realize an aesthetic inspired by electronic music. with references to outdated 19th century technology (lovers telegraph, steam engine f.e..) as well as computer controlled motor systems a visualisation of sonic phenomena is pursued. of importance are also seemingly simple and minimal setups (well known, but appropiated materials) which produce complex results.
furthermore they are working in the field of live-electronic music. while boris baltschun is mainly concentrating on sampling - it’s technical and asthetical implications as well as it‘s application in different contexts - serge baghdassarians is -with the help of his reotrop- oriented towards the cybernetic idea of feedback within a closed-circuit system of sound processing devices.
c o n c e r t s / e x h i b i t i o n s / p e r f o r m a n c e s (selection)
audio poverty / haus der kulturen der welt, berlin / germany, 2009; tegen2, stockholm / sweden, 2008; reihe0 / horror vacui, lech / austria, 2008; i + e festival, dublin / ireland, 2008; coma, berlin / germany, 2008; blurred edges festival, hamburg / germany, 2008; galerie jette rudolph, berlin / germany, 2007; donaueschinger musiktage / germany, 2007; tina b., prague / czechia, 2007; l‘usine, geneva / switzerland, 2007; dnk, amsterdam / netherlands, 2007; kid ailack hall, tokyo / japan, 2007 bridge, osaka / japan, 2007; musee d‘art moderne et contemporain, strasbourg / france, 2007; les instants chavires, paris / france, 2007; the loft, kuala lumpur / malaysia, 2007; old parliament, singapore / singapore, 2007; california institute of the arts, los angeles / usa, 2006; diapason gallery, new york / usa, 2006; audiofocus 2.0 festival, paris /france, 2006; galerie complice, berlin / germany, 2006; warschauer herbst, warsaw / poland, 2006; collective identities, berlin / germany, 2006; argos festival, bruxelles / belgium, 2006; ulrichsberger kaleidophon, ulrichsberg / austria, 2005; uchiage festival, berlin / germany, 2005; mediaruimte, bruxelles / belgium, 2005; moderna museet, stockholm / sweden, 2004; hotel de ville, paris / france, 2004; neues museum weserburg, bremen / germany, 2004; mills college, oakland / usa, 2004; beyond baroque, los angeles / usa, 2004; staatsbank, berlin / germany, 2003; institut für neue musik, freiburg / germany, 2003; sfalt festival, san francisco / usa, 2003; staatsoper, berlin /germany, 2003; les bains, bruxelles / belgium, 2003; pauline oliveros foundation, kingston / usa, 2003; concepts of doing festival, stuttgart / germany, 2003; ultraschall festival, berlin / germany, 2003
musica genera festival, szczecin / poland, 2003; total music meeting, berlin / germany, 2002 & 2001; kunstakademie düsseldorf / germany, 2002; pgnm tagung, bremen / germany, 2002; klangwerkstatt festival, berlin / germany, 2001, sonic acts festival, amsterdam / netherlands, 1999
r e l e a s e s (selection)
„staub & käse“, serge baghdassarians & boris baltschun, argobooks / berlin, 2007
„zur stabilen stützung...“, baghdassarians / baltschun / beins, absinth records / berlin, 2006
„serge baghdassarians & boris baltschun“, charhizma / vienna, 2005
r e s i d e n c i e s
worm, rotterdam, 2008; steim amsterdam, 2008; künstlerhäuser worpswede; 2007 / 2006; cite des arts paris, 2004