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"Otium" is a homage, in sound and design, to the artist´s book of the same name by Franz West. This unique collection of thought and text fragments, which connect, in their formal design, pictorial-compositional elements as well as song-like poetry, served as the raw material for singer and composer Oliver Augst to set this idiosyncratic piece of written work to music. An audio play was create, in collaboration with the musician Rüdiger Carl and the artist Heimo Zobernig, that picks up West´s visual collaging technique and develops a counterpart in sound.

Text: Benedikt Ledebur
Stimmen: Oliver Augst, Rüdiger Carl, Heimo Zobernig. Electronics: Oliver Augst. Akkordeon: Rüdiger Carl.
Konzept: Heimo Zobernig

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