"Matter of Fact"

Installation with stereo sound, video, and 3D printed controller/ interface, 2015. Svetlana Maraš (music, concept design), Valentina Brković (graphic design), Deana Petrović (motion graphics), Polyhedra Fab Lab (interface).

"Matter of Fact" is an eclectic cut-up composition where Svetlana Maraš uses her interest in the relationship between text and music as a starting point. Rather than attempting to set words to music, she uses text as the structural element, or building blocks, devoid of its original context or meaning. In an immersive jukebox or dismantled karaoke space she plays short clips and pieces created from materials provided by Norient (artist interviews, performances) as well as original material by the artist.

By inserting a keyword into the installation, visitors trigger associated clips that re-contextualise the word in relation to the kaleidoscope of artists, perspectives, cultures and styles represented within the "Seismographic Sounds" exhibition. Detached from their original source, these words and clips become meaningless or take on new meanings when combined with other clips to produce new dialogue, turning into general statements that belong to "no one". Just like a horoscope prediction, they can point us to a new realisation … or (humorously) miss the point entirely.