Relics

In a studio converted into a small theatre, Josef Sprinzak will perform a cycle of three vocal works about remnants of a private and national home. In these works, vocal action becomes an archaeological act, reconstructing places and the lives once lived in them from verbal objects.

“Marie Kondo” is a poem of object names, inspired by the Japanese home-organizing guru who advises what to discard and what to keep. “Arab with a Flower” is a vocal exhibition composed of the titles of paintings by Pinchas Litvinovsky, who painted portraits of anonymous Arabs in pastoral settings alongside portraits of well-known Zionist figures. “Mikraot Israel” is a Zionist pageant of readings and songs drawn from heritage stories for children, in reverse.

Josef Sprinzak is one of the pioneers of interdisciplinary voice art in Israel. He works in a unique medium he calls “text-sound art,” exploring the relationship between the sound of language and its use in contexts of communication. Sprinzak performs in Israel and abroad in a range of settings, including performance art, music, theatre, radio art, and visual art.

Created and performed by Josef Sprinzak