OBUAN
Collaboration, Live Video Performance
2015-2016
OBUAN is an experimental psychedelic rock band founded in 2013 by Ekin Tuna and Bilal Subaşı. The Turkish-based band uses audio-visual methods to produce thematic narration on the subject of roads, nature, cosmic subjects, and social issues of today. Their performances are experiential, integrating sound experimentation with vision to form interconnected notions of humankind and the world.
During 2015 and 2016, OBUAN included members Doğuş Küçük and Oktay Zengin in its membership, performing four distinct audio-visual shows at Peyote Eskişehir. These shows incorporated prerecorded video material individually designed to predetermined thematic concepts, dynamically synchronized to live music. The visuals incorporated cut-up processes—a process employing fragmented editing and layered contrasts—so as to represent the band's live improvised soundscapes. This approach yielded a symbiotic relationship between sound and image, with abstract narrative unfolding in the moment through the band's experimental soundscapes. A co-creative member responsible for visual production collaborated with and reorganized these materials to bring them into alignment with OBUAN's collective artistic vision.
OBUAN continues to travel this creative trajectory today under Bilal Subaşı and Oktay Zengin's direction, preparing to release a new album.
The collaboration underlines the relevance of interdiscipline art to engage with issues common to all, placing OBUAN as a bridging figure between traditional musical presentation and contemporary multimedia research. Through their music, the band redefines the parameters of live performance, making unification of senses a top priority in order to present innovative, challenging experiences.
