Janiv Oron

In his work, in addition to independent solo works such as sound performance and installation, Oron usually seeks a transdisciplinary, collaborative approach. The transdisciplinary aspect allows him to work as a collaborative author and artist in various artistic fields of classical and popular music, dance, performance, theater, literature, and visual arts, and, on the other hand, to incorporate elements from various disciplines by “stirring up” an orchestra or “enlivening” paintings with installation and performative elements. Oron uses this method in his medium of sound art and experimental electronic music, where the texts of a writer, movements of a dancer, themes of a theater play, historical pieces of a cellist, compositions of a painter, or scenes of a stage designer inspire him to produce new compositions and sounds. Resorting to a DIY approach, he transfers these inspirations directly into the “instruments,” for example, by redesigning loudspeakers. Sound is a virtual visual work for Oron because it opens up vast imaginative spaces.

Janiv Oron, Visitors, 2020
photo: Silas Gotsch