Sound Performance "Truths in the Moment"
11. 8. 26, 7 p.m.

In 2018, Curtis Talwst Santiago was on residency at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn. He posted a photograph from his studio. Greg Fox — drummer, multidisciplinary artist, and longtime mutual admirer — saw the post on his phone and realized he was in the backyard music residency while Santiago was in the main building. He messaged immediately: look out the window. After years of following each other’s work from a distance, they finally met face to face.

That chance encounter became a working relationship. On The Gradual Progression, his acclaimed 2017 solo album, Fox invited Santiago to be a featured vocalist. When Santiago asked what he should prepare, Fox asked him to be in the moment — to respond unplanned to what he was hearing. That way of working, spontaneous and responsive, has defined everything they’ve made together since. In 2023, Fox joined Santiago at the Drawing Center for a live drawing and sonic performance within the Of Mythic Worlds exhibition, exploring the metaphysical and the sublime together in real time.

Greg Fox is a drummer and multidisciplinary artist born and based in New York City. He has worked across a wide range of musical contexts and collaborations, known for his work with Liturgy, Zs, and Ben Frost, among many others. His practice extends beyond drumming into composition, sound design, and teaching.

In Salzburg, Fox returns to this way of working with Santiago, drawing on the same intuitions that have guided their collaboration from the beginning.