DESCRIPTION:
The first public work-in-progress performance, as part of the Eternity of a Moment part two, in Lindgrensalen A302, Artisten, Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg University, December 6th, 2018.
HSM calendar: https://hsm.gu.se/aktuellt/Kalendarium/detalj/?eventId=70136723302
HSM FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2407642655974825/
Our FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/318623165531554/

“This experimental musical performance instrument is inspired by a detail in the painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch more than 500 years ago. In Hell, a man is “crucified” inside a harp. This is an attempt to reverse the torture idea into an instrument of “delight”. This public showing is far from the final work – it is intended as another tryout in the construction process and hopes for audience feedback.” More about the project: http://bergmark.org/bosch

JB is an experimental musical instrument constructor, improviser, composer, performance artist (and piano technician) who has performed worldwide and constructed or composed a long list of instruments, sound sculptures, installations, environments and fixed-media pieces. The bodily involvement and the poetic adventure are commongrounds. He often makes workshops and lectures in musical instrument building, writes and organized a lot of events. From Stockholm, where he is engaged in Fylkingen, EMS and the Surrealist Group. bergmark.org

Assistant: Elsbeth Bergh. Technician: Tobias Kjerstadius. Presenter: Thomas Markusson.

With the support of Konstnärsnämnden – The swedish Arts Grants Committee

From August 2017 to June 2019, this work was also part of my MA Thesis. The title is:
Bergmark, Johannes. “The Hell Harp of Hieronymus Bosch. The building of an experimental musical instrument, and a critical account of an experience of a community of musicians.” Independent Project (Degree Project), Master of Fine Arts in Music, with specialization in Improvisation Performance, Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, 2019.
http://utbildning.gu.se/education/courses-and-programmes/program_detail/?programid=K2IMP

You can download the full thesis from one of these platforms:
Research Catalog.
https://www.researchcatalogue.net/profile/show-work?work=654613
Academia.
https://johannesbergmark.academia.edu/research
Improvisers' Networks Online (soon).
https://www.improvisersnetworks.online/resources/books-and-documents
Gupea (soon).
https://gupea.ub.gu.se/simple-search?query=%22Johannes+Bergmark%22&submit=Sök