Henning ChristianSen // Op.1984 (160C) Goodday, Mr orwell, Green Ear-Year CD

Reissue label of Danish Fluxus writer Henning Christiansen's workHenning Christiansen The latest CD from the Archive.

In this work, the unreleased sound source produced in 1984 is recorded.Below is a commentary by the label.

This work is dedicated to George Orwell. In 1977, Henning visited the Soviet Union and became an anti-Stalinist.Although he is a Trotskyist, when he visited the United States, he witnessed through the media and journalists the Big Brother, who, like the Soviet Union, monitored the United States and manipulated the masses.This year, Henning painted his ears green, trying to listen to the voice of nature, not the media or politicians. In 1984, in the year of Green Ears, he performed at the Møn Musik festival with his eldest son, Esben.Esben was a local celebrity as a rock musician.The people who came across this performance were very angry that Esben wasn't playing the famous rock music, igniting it and yelling at our trusted duo during the performance.However, Henning and Esben continued to play until the end.This was Esben's last performance, and since then he has neither played nor played rock.

This radio song was recorded on Møn's Christiansen farm and Møn's hometown.

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Edition of 500.

Text by the Henning Christiansen Archive:

"Previously unreleased Henning Christiansen work from 1984. A dedication to George Orwell. Someone he was very fond of. In 1977 Henning visited the USSR only to become a staunch anti Stalinist. A pro Trotskyite who, when visiting the USA, also saw Big Brother watching Henning painted his ear green that year because he wanted to listen to nature and not the media and politicians. Performed at the Møn Musikfestival. in the green ear year, 1984 with his first son, Esben, a local celebrity for his work in rock music. Encountering this performance people were very upset that Esben was not playing the rock music he was known for resulting in them setting fires and yelling Henning and Esben continued until the end. This was the last performance Esben did, he never played rock music or performed again after this.

The radio piece here was recorded on the Christiansen family farm on Møn and the also the local surroundings on Møn. "

Artist: Henning Christiansen

Label: Label: Penultimate Press