| Thilges3

Thilges3s mission is the acoustic introduction of public places, museums, galleries, theaters and clubs to social transformation-triggering, visual sound-innovations. A goal crystalizes which represents a questioning of fixed values or truths and their origins. These principles stood behind the performance Paradox in Vienna and the installation Johanna in Munich (in cooperation with the German artists M&M) facts are presented in a twisted manner to stimulate discussion. In Paradox for example, which was held in the facilities of the MAK, Thilges3 collaborates with a military brass band. It goes without mentioning that this is a rather unconventional and unexpected combination, however content-wise it turns into a quite interesting meeting. Artists, listeners and organizers at Paradox find themselves confronted with their social opposites in one kind of a melting pot.

For Thilges3 aesthetic perfection becomes crucial at that point to provide a well-connecting element for the opposite types of music, as well as the adequate visual presentation of their works. The outcome of such attempts naturally depends on the existing conditions of the event location, which ideally would be a public or semi-public place. Such working-conditions confront Thilges3 with completely new challenges each time, for they have to consider not only the potential audience and their realities but also the given event location. The concept of entertainment loses its innocence when exposed to such play with expectations, attitudes and contradictions, which this artistic form of expression involves. Thilges3 works exclusively with modular analogue synthesizers to create and process their unique sounds. The flexible employment of such machinery provides opportunities for dynamic moments, which lay beyond any known MIDI limitations. By constantly modifying the configurations of the modules new ideas are created incessantly and simple sound creation seems surpassed on many levels. It has been through this method of working the modules that Thilges3 developed their famous quadrophonic play.

One characteristic element of Thilges3 events has been intentional juxtaposition and introduction of completely opposite groups of interest which leads to fascinating blends of target audiences and has conventional entertainment expectations come tumbling down. Once again, the connecting element becomes Thilges3s musical intelligence, as well as a pinch of fine irony. Tolerance finds its place between the usually (by choice) separated groups of people by accepting and exploring the given confrontation, as well as close observation and analysis of their surroundings.To document the continuity of their works, each event is recorded and archived.