live - evp
I search for the right frequency to get in touch
with another presence and the audience gives
the opportunity to experience the same as me.

check out sounds : soundcloud
(the gravedigger locating the dead)

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photo Leif Elggren

to bring Åke Hodell here
at Cyklopen & Jazz Är Farligt
Cyklopen Högdalen Sweden
16 oct 2018

program:
Marja-leena Sillanpää live: 18.45
Elena Wolay lecture: 19.30
Mathias Krisersson / Noise Against Fascism live: 21.00


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photo Thierry Charollais

to bring the dead citizens here
at KREV exhibition & concert
Kunstmuseum Bern
13 oct 2018

program:
CM von Hausswolff
Leif Elggren
ML Sillanpää
Klara Lewis / Graham Lewis

 
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photo Susanne Johansson

as far as we can hear
Trauma (festival) Plan B, Malmö
25 august 2018

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photo Leif Elggren

like a lightning the thought came
reading from the artist book with the same title
the eaward of the "badarprize" to Elena Wolay
(the laureate; jazz är farligt)
antiquarian Hundörat
Borrby Sweden
27 july 2018

(som en blixt kom tanken)

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photo leif elggren

electronic live sound
Akusmata Sound Weekend, Helsinki
9 june 2018


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photo Lars Siltberg

all the sounds in universe
Biologiska museets vänner #2
Biologiska Museet, Stockholm
6 may 2018

MUSIC ACTS
18 - Marja-leena Sillanpää
19 - Anastasia Ax & Lars Siltberg



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photo Leif Elggren

all the sounds in universe
CONJURING CREATIVITY
Art & the Esoteric in theory and practice
Academic symposium and artistic event
Fylkningen Stockholm
28-29 april 2018

curating:
Geraldine Hudson and Per Faxneld


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photo Felicia Cameron Junger

all the sounds in universe
at Nutida Musik 60 years
Fylkningen Stockholm
1 february 2018

curating:
Susanne Skog and Magnus Bunnskog

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photo Moju Vids

all the sounds in universe
ACCUEIL 15ème FESTIVAL AKOUPHÈNE # 2
Cave 12, Geneve
15 november 2017

program
DORIT CHRYSLER
LEIF ELGGREN
YAN JUN
+
MARJA-LEENA SILLANPÄÄ
THIERRY CHAROLLAIS
TOBIAS KIRSTEIN


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photo Fabio Roberti

the gravedigger locating the dead
at COOS
(International Experimental Sound Festival)
Wallis Benney Theatre, Brighton
19 november 2016


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photo Leif Elggren

the gravedigger locating the dead
at Tilde 2
Fylkingen Stockholm
4 nov 2016

live performances by:
Robert Piotrowicz
Marja-Leena Sillanpää
Tomasz Krakowiak
Piotr Damasiewicz

curating:
Gerard Lebik and Josefin Lindebrink



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photo Mikael Goralski

which is altogether no one #2
at the opening of Insomnia
Bonniers konsthall Stockholm
24 september 2016

sound: Leif Elggren
voice: M-l Sillanpää

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photo Evelina Kollberg

the gravedigger locating the dead
concert in collaborration with Louise Adelborg
at the opening of Art in Case
Malmi Airport Helsinki
10 september 2016

inviters Mikael Goralski and Joakim Forsgren

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photo: Mikael Goralski

the gravedigger locating the dead
at Upstairs Basement, mossutställningar Stockholm
20 may 2016

curated by Mikael Goralski, Joakim Forsgren and
Merzedes Šturm-Lie.


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photo: Leif Elggren

the gravedigger locating the dead
at Cabaret Voltaire, Zürish Schweitz
13 may 2016

KREV´s 25 year celebration
DADA´s 100 year celebration

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photo: Sofia Semlan Håkansson

the space around is eternal night
at Örebro Konsthall 
30 october 2015

original title: rymden runt omkring är evig natt

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photo: Leif Elggren

reading from the fate of the house
a collection of poems by Roger Skjöd  
at Rönnells Antikvariat, stockholm
17 october 2015

original title: det öde huset

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photo: Leif Elggren

the contact 
at Galleri Se 
falun
5 september 2015

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photo: Jean-Louis Huhta
 
the contact
at Mesmer #3
cantina real stockholm
27 may 2015

curated by Jean-Louis Huhta

program:
MV Carbon
M-L Sillanpää
Carl Abrahamsson
 - film
 
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photo: Petra Axelsson
 
a contact with the other ones
at Konstapoteket & Konspirationen,
fylkingen stockholm
14 may 2015

image: Petra Axelsson
light: Per Åhlund

program:
THIRD EAGLE

MARJA-LEENA SILLANPÄÄ
NO BALLS
DJ's:

Carl Abrahamsson

Konstapoteket
 
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photo: Leif Elggren

and the white and the white and three was gone
at As far as we can see, Galleri Kronan
norrköping sweden
18 april & 3 may 2015
 
 
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photo: Anders Paulin

these and the rest and all the rest we knew
with Leif Elggren and M-l Sillanpää
at Three White Soldiers, skogen
gothenburg sweden
14 march 2015
 
Performance by
Anders Paulin
Johan Forsman
Chiara Giovando
Leif Elggren
Marja-leena Sillanpää


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photo: Maja Petersson

grandia presents grandia
with Petra Axelsson and M-l Sillanpää
at Gerlesborsskolan,
gerlesbog sweden
4 march 2015

 
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photo: Natalie Gustafsson
 
drinking piece
performance at Textival conclusion
The New Studio
Örebro Sweden
6 december 2014


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photo: Susanne Berggren
 
looking back to the future
concert at Party Paradise
Almars Farm
Karlstad Sweden
29 november 2014


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photo: Leif Elggren
 
the contact (with Sten Hanson)
concert at Sten Hanson Evening
Fylkingen
Stockholm Sweden
21 october 2014


 
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photo: Chris Penalosa
 
vision & sound
performance at Generosity
cur. Ken Montgomery at Book Café
Staten Island USA
20 september 2014

dance Leif Elggren
live electronic M-l Sillanpää


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photo: Jim Sharpe
 
looking back to the future
concert at Electric Eslectic Festival
Meaford Canada
2 august 2014


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photo: Lisa Grip
 
looking back to the future
concert (day one) at Extensions - Session 2
Hagen, Dala-Floda Sweden
20 june 2014


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photo: MLS
 
rune means originally secret
performance (day two) at Extensions - Session 2
Hagen, Dala-Floda Sweden
21 june 2014


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photo: Nicolas Malevitsis
 
auscultation
with Ax Elggren Sillanpää Siltberg at Boiler Room
Athens Greece
18 May 2014
 
with:
Gen Ken Montgomery
Auscultation
Dead Gum


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photo: MLS
 
all sounds of the universe
with a radio and black death at Verkstad
Norrköping Sweden
16 May 2014



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 photo: Helena Cederblad
 
reading
(for Victoria and Lea)
performance at Manifesta Spår at Walla Scen
Stockholm Sweden
12 april 2014

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photo: Julie Breton
 
scream to scream
by AX/SILLANPÄÄ
performance at Performance a Day at Galleria Huuto
Helsinki Finland
6 april 2014

 
 
 
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photo: Leif Elggren
 
scream to scream
by AX/SILLANPÄÄ
video  (the performance "subway scream" NY 2013)
at PERFORMANCE VOYAGE 4
Screening - World premiere of video compilation
Madrid Spain
22 February 2014

TOUR (film screening)
feb 2014 - LA NEOMUDEJAR, Madrid, Spain.
feb 2014 - PAE PERFORMANCE ART EVENT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
april 2014 - MUU GALLERIA, Helsinki, Finland.
april 2014 - HANASAARI, Espoo, Finland.
may 2014 - INTERAKCJE FESTIVAL, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland.
may 2014 - ART-ATHINA ART FAIR, Athens, Greece.
may 2014 - PAINTBRUSH FACTORY | LATERAL ARTSPACE, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
june 2014 - GALLERIA NAPA, Rovaniemi, Finland.
june 2014 - DAYS OF PERFORMANCE, GALLERY CENTRE VARAZDIN, Varadzin, Croatia.
june 2014 - MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF ISTRIA, Pula, Croatia.
sept 2014 - NOT FESTIVAL, The Pop Up Queer's Shelter. Kobenhavn K, Denmark.
sept 2014 - TAL ART SPACE, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil.
sept 2014 - FOLKETS BIO, Umeå, Sweden.
sept 2014 - SES VOLTES, Mallorca, Spain.
sept 2014 - LILITH PERFORMANCE STUDIO, Malmö, Sweden.
oct 2014 - VISUALCONTAINER, Milan, Italy.
oct 2014 - NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, Turku, Finland.
oct 2014 - NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, Turku, Finland.
oct 2014 - AMORPH!14 FESTIVAL: VÄLILYÖNTI - SPACE | MUU GALLERIA, Helsinki, Finland.
oct 2014 - AMORPH!14 FESTIVAL: FESTIVAL BUS, Helsinki, Finland.
oct 2014 - HANGAR, Barcelona, Spain.
nov 2014 - TAMPERE ART FAIR, Tampere, Finland.
dec 2014 - EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP, Edinburgh, Scotland.
dec 2014 - feb 2015 - KNOCKDOWN CENTER, New York, USA.
feb 2015 - KUNSTKRAFTWERK, Leipzig, Germany.

subway scream
by AX/SILLANPÄÄ
at MTA (A and L line)
14 april 2013 - New York
17 april 2013 - Philadelphia

recordings: Ax / Sillanpää
filming: Lars Siltberg


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photo: Erik Nilsson
 
29m string and 4 sq.m. dance
sound and dans performance with Anastasia Ax,
Lars Siltberg, Leif Elggren
at Linear A
Stockholm Sweden
25 january 2014
 
original title : 29m sträng och 4kvm dans


 
 
 
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HS repackning detail.jpg
photo: Leif Elggren
 
repacking
(for anastasia ax)
at Foxhole #11, Minibar Stockholm
15 december 2013


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photo: MLS
 
for sten (skärp dig för fan)
sound-track at project room at Örebro Konstskola,
3 december 2013
 
 
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photo: Wenche Tankred
 
the gravedigger and the sons of god
at Fylkingen 80 years
Fylkingen, Stockholm
27 november 2013
 
electronic live sound: Marja-leena Sillanpää
dance: Kent Tankred and Leif Elggren

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photo: Anna Wignell
 
confidential conversation
part 1-2 with Victoria Brännström
at They know I am listening
Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
23 november 2013

 
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HS leaving sumpan .JPG
photo: Leif Elggren
 
ascension to milkyway
at Cosmic Castration
Millenieparken, Vintergatan 7
Sundbyberg Sweden
29 september 2013

 
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photo: Johan Jedebert
the gravedigger with disciples
solo 
presentation of KREV and the Island of the Dead
# 3
Isola di San Michele, Venezia Italy
2013
 
# 2
Isola di San Michele, Venezia Italy
2011
 
# 1
Isola di San Michele, Venezia Italy
2009
 
 
 
 
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photo: MLS

tredje statsmakten (third power) 
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
Berlin
1 august 2013
 
tredje statsmakten (third power) 
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
ISCP, Brooklyn NY
21 may 2012
 
live recording x 3
 
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photo: Leif Elggren
night book
solo
sound from reading with Henrik Ibsen 
at performance and literature festival nORD, 
Galleri Nordenvind, Sæby Denmark
26-28 july 2013
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photo: Leif Elggren
bring new life to death
solo
76 glasses for each year of Henning Christiansen
at The Hammer Without a Master, Møn Denmark
22 june 2013
 
 
bowiedans i gb.jpg
photo: Charlotte Maslov
 
dance: Leif Elggren
sound / voice: Marja-leena Sillanpää
at The David Bowie Museum 
Skogen, Göteborg Sweden 
8 and 9 feb 2013
curated by Magnus Haglund and Isak Eldh
school photo.jpg
photo: MLS
 
school photo 
arrangement with cover capes, Kokkola, Finland
7 dec 2012
 
with:
 
Milla Andtbacka
Maya Westlund
Björn Lönnroth
Tomas Jakobsson
Leena Ojutkangas
Emma Valkama
Sami Väisänen
Kajsa Ignestam
Agnes Nordquist
Nathalie Siimes
Jani Niskavaara
6+6.jpg
photo: MLS
 
a certain kind of observations from 6+6 of us
(the release of my new cd; a certain kind of song will emanate 
from 66 of them)
Rönnells, Stockholm
3 nov 2012
 
 
a reading from books of the 66 dead writers 
by 6+6 living persons in 66 minutes:
 
Fredrik Andersson
Petra Axelsson
Peter Cornell
Anna Giertz
Henrik Grimner
Ulrika Gunnarsdotter
+
Leif Elggren
Annette Ronàld
Oscar Rossi
Nathaly Salas
Anne Smith
Gudrun Westman
 
seans ljus.jpg
photo: Sophia Söderqvist 
 
observations & memories
solo (concert as a seance) 
at Acéphale Naïvité Stora Teatern, Göteborg Sweden
29 sept 2012
 
 
smoke 5.jpg
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photo: MLS
 
when we dead awaken
solo
at Awakening (Vekkelse), Burmaveien Norway
23 sept 2012
the journey ended at a forest                    
with sound from 3 megafones and smoke
src vi.jpg
ja 1.jpg
photo: Leif Elggren
 
bring new life to death
together with Anastasia Ax at SRc
Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm 
19 sept 2012
 
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bring new - iscp2.jpg
photo: Felicia Cameron Junger
 
bring new life to death
solo
at Open Studios ISCP, Brooklyn NY
12 may 2012
 
the sound of the last breath from 47 glasses
 
drinking piece.jpg
photo: Felicia Cameron Junger
 
drinking piece
solo
at Open Studios ISCP, Brooklyn NY
11-13 may 2012
 
wfmu 1.jpg
photo: Leif Elggren
 
pause bird 
radio WFMU
Strength Through Failure with Fabio 
3 may 3PM-6PM on 91.1 fm 90.1 fm 2012
for listening to the entire program go to A ROYAL FAILURE
Listen: MP3 - 128K 
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photo: MLS
 
waiting for grandia
together with Petra Axelsson 
Lampo, Chicago
oct 2011
heaven hell.jpg
photo: Leif Elggren
heaven/hell
together with Anastasia Ax 
Fylkingen, Stockholm 
sept 2011 
 
grand wait.jpg
photo: Katarina Norling
 
waiting for grandia 
together with Petra Axelsson 
at Message from Mr Cutajar Larrys Corner, Stockholm
sept 2011
grandia venedig.jpg
photo: Johan Jedebert
 
grandia #3 
together with Petra Axelsson 
Ostello Venezia, Venice 
sept 2011
 
thanks to the invited:
all students and teathers at Örebro Konstskola
ax wow.jpg
photo: Sophia Söderqvist
exile 
together with Anastasia Ax and 
Dasha Rush 
at Way-Out-West, Göteborg Sweden
aug 2011
grandia #2.jpg
photo: LE and Cora Axelsson
grandia #2 
together with Petra Axelsson 
at Summer Houses, Gotland/ Sörmland Sweden
july 2011
bring malmö.jpg
photo: Aron Fleming Sandberg Falk
 
bring new life to death 
solo 
Skånes konstförening, Malmö Sweden
april 2011 
 
the sound of the last breath from 46 glasses
 
axoja 1.jpg
photo: Denis Romanovksi
bring new life to death 
together with Anastasia Ax 
at Supermarket Kulturhuset, Stockholm
feb 2011
 
 
grandia #1.jpg
photo: LE
 
grandia #1
together with Petra Axelsson 
at Red Carpet Ball Järla Läderfabrik, Nacka Sweden
jan 2011
 
 
grandia bio.jpg
photo: MLS
 
the blue hour of grandia
together with Petra Axelsson 
Cinema Roxy, Örebro Sweden
jan 2011
 
 
thanks to the invited:
Jonas Silfversten Bergman 
Emelye Leffler
Sharmin Afsana Shuchi
Jenny Svensén
Maryam Tasdigh
Pernilla Ångström
 
 
3SM passagen.jpg
photo: Mats Karlsson
 
tredje statsmakten (third power)
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
Passagen, Linköping Sweden
oct 2010
 
 
3SM rönnells.jpg
photo: Pekka Särkiniemi
 
tredje statsmakten (third power) 
reading together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
at Rönnells 80 timmar Rönnells Antikvariat, Stockholm
2010
grandia cartoon.jpg
photo: Hu Xiaotian 
 
cartoon grandia 
event together with Petra Axelsson
Beväringsgatan 14, Örebro Sweden
may 2010 
 
thanks to the invited:
all students and teachers at Örebro Konstskola
 
studio 44.jpg
photo: LE
 
jag är clairvoyant 
solo
at Acute Melancholia Studio 44, Stockholm
2010
 
 
 
 
3SM rödsten.jpg
photo: Sophia Söderqvist

tredje statsmakten (third power)
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren
at Textival Röda sten, Göteborg
2010 
 
 
 
 
clarion.jpg
photo: Jennifer Rainsford
 
jag är clairvoyant 
solo
at Performance Konferens Clarion Hotel, 
Stockholm
2009 
 
 
at Huvudets container (STYX) Fylkingen, 
Stockholm
2009
 
 
at Sverigebåten/ Ruotsinlaiva Winterviken, 
Stockholm
2009
 
 
at Tamburen#1 (Modernista) Botkyrka Konsthall, 
Stockholm
2008
 
 
at Departure of Melancholy Niklas Belenius Gallery, 
Stockholm
2008
 
 
at Autistisk Kilskrift (STYX) Färgfabriken, 
Stockholm
2007
poesifestival1.jpg
photo: Sophia Söderqvist
 
reading with soundtrack 
solo
at Poesifestivalen Pustervik, Göteborg Sweden
2009
brunogalleri.jpg
photo: Kerstin Olsson
 
reading and dancing with soundtrack
solo
at Hur mår du egentligen? Brunogallerian, Stockholm
2009 
3SM finland.jpg
photo: Anders Bergman 
 
den tredje statsmakten (the third power)
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
at Myymälä, Helsinki
2008 
 
3SM weld.jpg
photo: Anna Koch
den tredje statsmakten (the third power)
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
at Weld, Stockholm  
2007
 
3SM malmö.jpg
photo: Anna Sandberg Falk
 
den tredje statsmakten (the third power)
together with Pär Thörn & Leif Elggren 
at Inkonst, Malmö Sweden 
2007
 
sundswall.jpg
photo: Anna Wignell
 
isadora duncans last dance
solo
at Öar & Oceaner 
Sundsvalls Museum, Sweden
2007
 
 
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photo: Petra Axelsson

the list of names 
solo
Kulturhuset, Stockholm 
aug 2005
 
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photo: MLS
 
grandia goes closer
together with Petra Axelsson
at Norways national day, Oslo
may 2005
 
thanks to Robert Johansson
 
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photo: MLS
 
tour grandia 
together with Petra Axelsson 
Ford Fiesta, Sweden
at Från plats till plats (KKH)
feb 2005
many thanks to the invited:
Andjeas Ejiksson
Peter Cornell
Robert Johansson
Josefina Lyche
Dorinel Marc
Röda Pärlan - Malin Arnell & Victoria Brännström
Stina Stigell
Pär Thörn
Helena Öhman
 
 
 
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photo: Pernilla Carlsson
 
las grandia 
together with Petra Axelsson 
Galleri SOC, Stockholm 
may 2004 
 
 
many thanks to the invited:
Ampere
Jenny Berntsson
Alice Broilliard
Vincent Bullat
Nils Edvardsson
Leif Elggren
Henrik Eriksson
Rebekka Eriksson
Johanna Gustavsson Fürsth
Daniel Hoflund
Karl Holmqvist
Andrea Hösel
Elin Maria Johansson
K-juntan - Malin Arnell & Victoria Brännström
Sara Lunden
Katarina Lundgren
Magni
Michele Masucci
Magnus Mattsson
OAO - Jerker Andersson
Linda Persson
Fritz Quasthoff
Mikael Rogeland
Christina Schippa
Erik Wijkström
 
bring2004.jpg
photo: Martin Karlsson
 
bring new life to death 
solo
at What are you fucking afraid of? 
Konstakademien, Stockholm
may 2004