The Instruments of Oblivion are a London based improvisation ensemble under the musical direction of founder and visual artist, Joshua Thomson. In usual circumstances the Instruments of Oblivion is a collection of artefacts and hand made musical devices that reflect and develop the cosmology of “The Institute of Ape Culture”… a framing device for Joshua’s artistic practice. The Institute imagines early man’s engagement with basic utilitarian problem solving and the development of a symbolic order.

The Show in Vienna will feature Instruments of Oblivion as a duo consisting of Thomson and Paul Williams, and their costumes will be eye catching. Thomson has shown his work and played his music the world over, most recently in London, New York and Dublin. Paul Williams is a writer, musician and organiser of happenings, most recently curating minimalist and modern classical concerts in his home town of Northampton, England.