Skander Jaïbi

Who has the right to closure?

Tracklist:

Side A

I

II

III

IV

Side B

V

VI

VII

VIII

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Credits:

Written, recorded, and produced by Skander Jaïbi

Featuring Choir Lex et Gaudium

Mixed by Skander Jaïbi

Mastered by Wouter Brandenburg

Artwork and paintings by Hans Schuttenbeld

Typographic design by Ines Kooli

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Thank you: Alicia Verdú Macián, Hans Schuttenbeld, Ines Kooli, and Skander Ben Yahia.

Artist Biography:
Skander Jaïbi is a Tunisian and Dutch composer, audiovisual artist, curator, and science educator. He obtained his MSc degree in the philosophy of (quantum) physics in 2020 at the University of Utrecht and is one of the founders of Uncloud festival. As an artist, his medium of choice is often sound. His works range from a strong focus on the use of field recordings and archival material to creating compositions that may or may not integrate such recordings. Next to his autonomous practice, Skander has collaborated on various occasions on, among others, dance pieces, movies, and art installations.

Who has the right to closure? is the debut album of Skander Jaïbi. It is a studio iteration on a piece that was originally composed for a dance choreography titled CLAUSURA by Alicia Verdú Macián.Taking inspiration from themes of loss, grief, and closure, the dance piece and the musical composition balance between the common and the unknown. By times, the composition is classical and habitual, by others intangible and elusive. The album consists of eight chapters, represented as tracks, numbered from I to VIII.

The album was visually interpreted by calligrapher, designer, and painter Hans Schuttenbeld. A series of eight paintings has been chosen, out of over 30 paintings, together with Skander Jaïbi, and forms the backbone of the design of the album. 

The album comes in various formats: (combinations of) vinyl, printed booklet with eight paintings, cassette, and digital formats.