In 2012, Martin Bladh, the Swedish multidisciplinary artist known
for his visceral, hypnotic and disturbing work, as well as for being
one of the founding members of the post-industrial project IRM, began a
collaboration with the Portuguese industrial unit Sektor 304, after an invitation from the Radio Sonores - Space, Sound, Signal.
Slightly over two years later, RUBY sees the light of day.
Due
to the nature of RUBY's collaborative spirit, the transversal line
which cuts through all of Bladh's creations (and one that reveals
violence, auto-eroticism, mutilation and obsession) can also be clearly
traced here as well as Sektor 304 perpetuation of Test Dept. or
Einstürzende Neubauten's legacy, but injecting it with the harsh edge of
power electronics and scrap metal abuse, keeping all the usual dose of
Ballardian surrealism, urban dystopia and physicality in the interaction
with raw materials.
RUBY also counts with the participation of the Spanish harpist Angelica Salvi and mastering by Peter Andersson (Raison d'Être).
U.S. label Annihilvs provided an edition containing 8 small art prints by Martin Bladh and design by André Coelho.
ANNIHILVS
