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Born in Czechoslovakia. Currently studying composition in [[Krakow ]](PL) and [[Institute of Sonology KONCON The Hague|Institute of Sonology]] in [[The Hague]] (NL). Works mostly with computers and electronics as a musician and sound artist. He has authored interactive poems and visual performances, and is also a developer of open source computer instruments and artistic software. Gave workshops on city sonification and programming for artists. Performed and exhibited his work in Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia. Recently he has been busy doing DIY plant research and building modular gardening systems at [[OKNO]] (BE). In 2011 he started [[LOM]] netlabel focused on East/Central European experimental art and music. You can bump into him in vegan restaurants or electronic component stores.
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'''Jonáš Gruska''' is a sound enthusiast and field recordist. He operates [https://zvukolom.org/ Lom], an experimental art and music label presenting East/Central European artists (since 2009), the [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom Space] sound laboratory in Petržalka, Bratislava (opened 2018), and organises the outdoor experimental music festival [http://zvuk.zvukolom.org Zvůk] (since 2013).  
  
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Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at [[Institute of Sonology KONCON The Hague|Institute of Sonology]] in [[The Hague]] (Netherlands) and Music Academy in [[Cracow]] (Poland). His main focus are chaotic and polymetric rhythms, unconventional tunings, exploration of psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on resonant properties of spaces and materials and gave workshops on sonification, field recording, electromagnetic listening, and programming for artists. He is the creator of [https://store.lom.audio/products/elektrosluch-3 Elektrosluch] – electromagnetic listening device. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu.  
* http://mrkva.ovecka.be
 
* http://zvukolom.org
 
* http://binmatu.net/
 
* http://kraa.sk/mrkva/
 
* videos from the performances: [http://vimeo.com/39258677], [http://vimeo.com/33858336], [http://vimeo.com/44455499] [http://vimeo.com/jonasgruska more]
 
  
[[Category:Circuit bending|Gruska, Jonas]]
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Gruska performed and exhibited in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom; at festivals such as Kraak (Belgium), Unsound (Poland), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Borealis (Norway), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), Ultrahang (Hungary) and Next (Slovakia). [http://jonasgru.sk/biography (2019)]
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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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* 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.
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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.
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* [http://jonasgru.sk Personal website]
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* [https://lom.audio/releases/ Releases]
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* [http://zvukolom.org Lom] label
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* [http://space.lom.audio/ Lom] sound laboratory
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* [http://binmatu.net Binmatu]
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* [http://kraa.sk/jonas-gruska/ Profile on Kraa]
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* 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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[[Category:Sound art]] [[Category:Field recording]] [[Category:Circuit bending]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gruska, Jonas}}

Revision as of 20:45, 8 July 2019

Born Czech Republic
Lives in Bratislava, Slovakia

Jonáš Gruska is a sound enthusiast and field recordist. He operates Lom, an experimental art and music label presenting East/Central European artists (since 2009), the Lom Space sound laboratory in Petržalka, Bratislava (opened 2018), and organises the outdoor experimental music festival Zvůk (since 2013).

Born in Czechoslovakia, Jonáš Gruska studied at Institute of Sonology in The Hague (Netherlands) and Music Academy in Cracow (Poland). His main focus are chaotic and polymetric rhythms, unconventional tunings, exploration of psychoacoustic properties of sound and field recording. He has created several site-specific sound installations based on resonant properties of spaces and materials and gave workshops on sonification, field recording, electromagnetic listening, and programming for artists. He is the creator of Elektrosluch – electromagnetic listening device. His monikers include Mrkva and Binmatu.

Gruska performed and exhibited in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, United Kingdom; at festivals such as Kraak (Belgium), Unsound (Poland), Norberg (Sweden), Sonic Experiments @ ZKM (Germany), Audio Art (Poland), Borealis (Norway), Mélos-Ethos (Slovakia), Parallel Vienna (Austria), Ultrahang (Hungary) and Next (Slovakia). (2019)

Selected writings
Interviews
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