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ON THE EDGE OF WRONG – OSLO '08

On The Edge Of Wrong – Oslo is a festival spanning over three days; 8th – 10th May 2008. Experimental music and sound art represented by a young creative scene. Podium in Hausmannsgate 34 is the chosen location. Podium is defined as an artist laboratory, and this is indeed descriptive of what kind of event OTEoW - Oslo is.

Through 6-9 performances per night, alternative subgenres within electronica, noise, jazz, different forms of improvised compositions and programmed sound will be presented.

Present in the venue is an installation consisting of objects, sculptures, floor-/wall painting and light to which some of the musicians will relate to during their live performances. We aim to break boundaries through this experiment.

On The Edge Of Wrong was at first realized as a two-day festival in Cape Town, South Africa in 2006. The main focus being improvised music although its community is minimal, it proved to be a success judging from the response from musicians and audience. The success has nothing but increased the latter years. This years event in particular reached a "larger" audience. A strong foundation for future collaborations and funding has been established. South Africa has not yet seen events of this like before.

The Oslo leg of the project has a natural focus on the Norwegian scene, and a strong motivation is to strengthen the exchange between the two. This years On The Edge Of Wrong – Oslo features Mark Fransman (ZA) who recently received the award "Standard Banks young artist of the year 2008" in South Africa. Other International acts are Eiko (CH) and Simona Barbera (IT).

Arrangers:

MORTEN MINOTHI KRISTIANSEN

Morten Minothi Kristiansen (b. 79) is an improvising musician, guitarist. Studied music at South African College of Music where he has arranged On The Edge Of Wrong - Cape Town the last three years.

He is active in several constellations with dancers, visual artists as well as other musicians. Some of these are eLEVATOR, Hegg Minothi Duo, The Beautybag, Bokani & Morten Duo (ZA), and Ørris & Morris.

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photo © MORTEN MINOTHI KRISTIANSEN

TINE SEMB

Tine Semb (b.84) is organizing this festival in cooperation with Morten Minothi Kristiansen, and has a conseptual role behind the idea On The Edge Of Wrong – Oslo. She will also be responsible for the installation at OTEOW-O; System Failure, (try_02).

Tine aims to build relations between paintings, sculptures and objects, and with how these different elements integrates and relates to a specific room through installation. Working inter-diciplinary and with various materials, there’s often a focus on recycling.

Outsider- and underground art. Pop art. Graffiti. Playing. Nature contra urbanity. Individual vs (?) society. Creations of illusions? A strange and different angle at the phenomenon hyper-reality, and the philosophy by the man with the difficult name – Baudrillard. It may even make you smile...

Semb recently did the soloexhibition “the Test I + II “ at Podium. During 2008 she will exhibit at NB8, the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Podium and at an event related to Punkt Ø (Moss). Semb has earlier taken part in a number of collective exhibitions and projects, amongst other places in Oslo and Xiamen (China). She ends her Bachelor of Arts at Oslo National Academy of the Arts spring 2008, and is enrolling in the Master of Arts program next year.

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photo © ANDRÉ

- THANK YOU !

Morten - Everyone!

Tine - Snorre Hvamen & Podium. Trym Asserson (Soundscaping Records, help and advices). PAN in 07 – for patience and feedback. Morten. André. Everyone of you that have participated in any way – amazing!! THE BANDS AND ARTISTS – thank you so much for for making this thing so incredible.

With faith in the project and support : PODIUM, JAZZFORUM and FOND FOR LYD OG BILDE

Festival T-shirts for sale!

Ladies and gents fits. Bright pink, bright lime, brught yellow, brught blue, bright and dark turqois and white. For the cost of 150 norwegian kroners.