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|birth_place = [[Czech Republic]] | |birth_place = [[Czech Republic]] | ||
|based_in = [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] | |based_in = [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] | ||
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| − | + | [[Image:Jonas_Gruska_2022_photo_Peter_Sit.jpg|thumb|350px|Photo: Peter Sit, 2022.]] | |
| − | ; Selected | + | '''Jonáš Gruska''' is a sound artist based in [[Bratislava]]. |
| − | * [http://mrkva.ovecka.be/stuff/thesis.pdf | + | |
| + | In 2011 he founded a music label and instrument company [[LOM]], which presents East/Central European experimental art and music. Since 2013 he has been organizing [http://zvuk.zvukolom.org ZVUK], an outdoor festival dedicated to experimental music. In 2018 he opened [http://space.lom.audio/ LOM Space], a venue for contemporary sound in Bratislava. | ||
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| + | In 2019 he established bioLOM/mykoLOM, a platform for amateur mycology, lichenology and fungal perspectives. He founded the mykoLOM lab with professional equipment for cultivation of fungi. In 2019, he initiated the [http://myko.lom.audio/ mykoLOM festival], where art, mycology and foraging intertwine. In 2021 he published a book about lichens growing in the Petržalka district of Bratislava. In 2022 he launched a portal dedicated to lichens, [http://lisajniky.sk lisajniky.sk]. | ||
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| + | Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at the [[Institute of Sonology KONCON The Hague|Institute of Sonology]] in [[The Hague]] (The Netherlands) and at the Academy of Music in [[Krakow]] (Poland). His main interests are chaotic and polymetric rhythms, unconventional tunings, exploring psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on the resonant properties of spaces and materials. Gruska has also led workshops on sonification, field recording, electromagnetic listening and programming for artists. He is the creator of [https://store.lom.audio/products/elektrosluch-3 Elektrosluch], an electromagnetic listening device. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu. | ||
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| + | Gruska performed and exhibited his work in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom; on festivals such as Sonic Acts (Netherlands), Borealis (Norway), Kraak (Belgium), Unsound (Poland), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), Ultrahang (Hungary) and Next (Slovakia). [http://jonasgru.sk/biography (2022)] | ||
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| + | == Selected publications == | ||
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| + | * ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20140912082701/http://mrkva.ovecka.be/stuff/thesis.pdf Streams and Currents]'', The Hague, 2013. Bachelor's thesis. | ||
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| + | == Interviews == | ||
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* Gianmarco Del Re, [http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2014/04/the-art-of-sonification/ "The Art of Sonification: An Interview with Jonas Gruska"], ''Fluid Radio'', Apr 2014. | * Gianmarco Del Re, [http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2014/04/the-art-of-sonification/ "The Art of Sonification: An Interview with Jonas Gruska"], ''Fluid Radio'', Apr 2014. | ||
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* Jakub Juhás, [http://easterndaze.net/post/116297066250/jonas-gruska-from-creating-to-listening-from-pcb "Jonáš Gruska: From creating to listening, from PCB to walks"], ''Easterndaze'', 13 Apr 2015. | * Jakub Juhás, [http://easterndaze.net/post/116297066250/jonas-gruska-from-creating-to-listening-from-pcb "Jonáš Gruska: From creating to listening, from PCB to walks"], ''Easterndaze'', 13 Apr 2015. | ||
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* Regine Debatty, [http://we-make-money-not-art.com/the-chaotic-rhythms-of-industrial-structures-an-interview-with-jonas-gruska/ "Sounds from bridges, ventilation systems and other industrial spaces. An interview with Jonas Gruska"], ''We Make Money Not Art'', Jun 2016. | * Regine Debatty, [http://we-make-money-not-art.com/the-chaotic-rhythms-of-industrial-structures-an-interview-with-jonas-gruska/ "Sounds from bridges, ventilation systems and other industrial spaces. An interview with Jonas Gruska"], ''We Make Money Not Art'', Jun 2016. | ||
| − | + | * [https://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/sonia-318-jonas-gruska "Son(i)a #318: Jonáš Gruska"], Barcelona: Radio Web MACBA, Oct 2020, 100 min. Audio. | |
| − | * http://jonasgru.sk | + | |
| − | * http://zvukolom.org | + | * Ondřej Sýkora, "Nepredvídateľné organizmy. S Jonášem Gruskou o projektu LOM, lišejnících a zvukovém aktivismu", ''A2'' 5: "Non-music", Prague, Mar 2023. [https://www.advojka.cz/archiv/2023/5/nepredvidatelne-organizmy] {{cz}} |
| − | * http://binmatu.net | + | |
| − | * http://kraa.sk/ | + | == Links == |
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| + | * [http://jonasgru.sk Website] | ||
| + | * [https://lom.audio/releases/ Releases] | ||
| + | * [http://zvukolom.org Lom] label | ||
| + | * [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom] sound laboratory | ||
| + | * [http://binmatu.net Binmatu] | ||
| + | * [[Base:Mastodon|Mastodon:]] [[Mastodon::https://kolektiva.social/@jonasgruska]] | ||
| + | * [http://kraa.sk/jonas-gruska/ Profile on Kraa] | ||
* Videos from the performances: [http://vimeo.com/39258677], [http://vimeo.com/33858336], [http://vimeo.com/44455499] [http://vimeo.com/jonasgruska more] | * Videos from the performances: [http://vimeo.com/39258677], [http://vimeo.com/33858336], [http://vimeo.com/44455499] [http://vimeo.com/jonasgruska more] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 4 October 2023
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| Born | Czech Republic |
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| Lives in | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Jonáš Gruska is a sound artist based in Bratislava.
In 2011 he founded a music label and instrument company LOM, which presents East/Central European experimental art and music. Since 2013 he has been organizing ZVUK, an outdoor festival dedicated to experimental music. In 2018 he opened LOM Space, a venue for contemporary sound in Bratislava.
In 2019 he established bioLOM/mykoLOM, a platform for amateur mycology, lichenology and fungal perspectives. He founded the mykoLOM lab with professional equipment for cultivation of fungi. In 2019, he initiated the mykoLOM festival, where art, mycology and foraging intertwine. In 2021 he published a book about lichens growing in the Petržalka district of Bratislava. In 2022 he launched a portal dedicated to lichens, lisajniky.sk.
Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at the Institute of Sonology in The Hague (The Netherlands) and at the Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland). His main interests are chaotic and polymetric rhythms, unconventional tunings, exploring psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on the resonant properties of spaces and materials. Gruska has also led workshops on sonification, field recording, electromagnetic listening and programming for artists. He is the creator of Elektrosluch, an electromagnetic listening device. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu.
Gruska performed and exhibited his work in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom; on festivals such as Sonic Acts (Netherlands), Borealis (Norway), Kraak (Belgium), Unsound (Poland), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), Ultrahang (Hungary) and Next (Slovakia). (2022)
Selected publications[edit]
- Streams and Currents, The Hague, 2013. Bachelor's thesis.
Interviews[edit]
- Gianmarco Del Re, "The Art of Sonification: An Interview with Jonas Gruska", Fluid Radio, Apr 2014.
- Jakub Juhás, "Jonáš Gruska: From creating to listening, from PCB to walks", Easterndaze, 13 Apr 2015.
- Regine Debatty, "Sounds from bridges, ventilation systems and other industrial spaces. An interview with Jonas Gruska", We Make Money Not Art, Jun 2016.
- "Son(i)a #318: Jonáš Gruska", Barcelona: Radio Web MACBA, Oct 2020, 100 min. Audio.
- Ondřej Sýkora, "Nepredvídateľné organizmy. S Jonášem Gruskou o projektu LOM, lišejnících a zvukovém aktivismu", A2 5: "Non-music", Prague, Mar 2023. [1] (Czech)
