The Institute Of Ongoing Things

Uri Katzenstein (1951-2018) was a sculptor, performance artist, film maker, musician, and inventor of sound machines. He passed away unexpectedly in August 2018, two months before a large exhibition of his work was due to open in Amsterdam. Uri was scheduled to perform at the opening. The exhibition, titled The Institute of Ongoing Things, eventually opened as planned, but naturally, turned into a farewell. Three of Uri’s closest friends and collaborators - interdisciplinary artist Ohad Fishof, sound designer and musician Binya Reches and film composer Ishai Adar - took his place and performed in his memory at the opening of the exhibition. The music on this side of the album is the music they have created for this show, using some of Uri’s recordings, lyrics and original instruments.