VERNACULAR

NEWLY BORN BAND VINDROSA ON NEWLY ESTABLISHED RECORD LABEL VAGABOND MUSIC COMMISSIONED WERKSEMD TO VISUALIZE VINDROSA´S CROSSOVER MUSICAL PROJECT OF MIXING TRADITIONAL NORWEGIAN FOLK SONGS WITH FOREIGN INSTRUMENTATION.

THE VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF THIS MUSICAL EXPERIMENT EMERGED THROUGH A PARALELL APPROACH IN WHICH THE COMBINATIONS OF WELL KNOWN OBJECTS AND MATERIALS OFFER A MEANS OF ABSTRACTION AND TRANSFORMATION. CUTLERY, ROOTS, TEXTILE SAMPLES, FEATHERS, A PIG´S EAR, A BIRDS NEST AND TWIGS WERE SAMPLED AND PUT TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT IS SUGGESTIVE OF SOMETHING MYTHICAL AND EXOTIC.

THE FAIRYTALE-DERIVED TITLE ØSTENFOR SOL (EAST OF THE SUN) IS A TERM OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE A FAR AWAY UTOPIAN DESTINATION, WHEREAS VINDROSA IS AN OLD NORWEGIAN TERM FOR COMPASS. THESE VERBAL CUES INSPIRED A VISUAL ELABORATION ON FAIRYTALE MYSTERY AND THE CONCEPT OF TRAVELLING GUIDED BY STELLAR DIRECTIONS