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Imaginary Conversations – 1. On Removing Yourself – try-out (unplugged)

Imaginary Conversations 1 – On Removing Yourself. Recording of the first try-out II. Sleeping is a form of finding what you know: You remove yourself and replace it with assumptions Temporary salvation. III. Salvation is a form of wishful thinking: You remove yourself and replace it with external hope Nothing changes. I. Polarisation is a form of sleeping. You remove yourself and replace it with the other: Problem solved. Feel free to project whatever you want on these words. If you are happy with that, you can skip the following text and I sing this song for you.  ----- In case you care about my motivation: Often I witness a lack of listening among people that have an opposing perspective on something, while conversing with (or about) each other. It appears as if assumptions on what someone might represent resonate louder than what is actually being said. So far, I don't think this attitude only occurs in a specific topic or among specific groups of people, although it's extra clear in political debates or topics regarding 'truth'. I hear protection of 'us' and I see how this results in polarisation, keeping 'them' out while keeping 'us' in. This way we create a distance which is artificial, counter productive and simply not necessary. Don't get me wrong, I struggle with this too; it can be really hard to listen to someone with whom you fundamentally disagree. But like many other things: the tougher it gets, the higher the potential reward. "Stories that consume facts that you feel are real but not real" As only one person I often feel powerless in helping people realise that this way we waste a very precious resource for learning: diversity of thoughts. Instead, we blind ourselves with the familiar, because it feels good. "Your comfort confronts me." Through this music I attempt to offer an alternative: move yourself aside. But who knows, maybe I'm wrong and it's better to keep quiet and just try it myself. This also reminds me of one of the most valuable lessons I learned through singing: Sometimes it’s better to not interfere; let go to let it flow. But here I am, interfering, haha. :D So alright, I'll stop my societal existentialism for now. I hope you can find something useful in there. Feel free to respond to what I have to say, in any way that seems fit; show me who you are. Or otherwise, let's just have a drink at one of my gigs and connect through the pleasure that we call music. ------ Composition and performance by Gagi Petrovic Part of residency 'Nieuwe Makers' 2015-2016 at LeineRoebana This residency is made possible by Fonds Podiumkunsten Nederland.