Broadcasts from the International Idleness Union
27 min 11 sec | 2025Installation
Broadcasts from the International Idleness Union* is a spatial installation conceived as a speculative radio broadcast and a room for rest. The work weaves together recordings, quotes and paraphrases drawn from public talks, published works, and archival broadcasts, from Black thinkers reflecting on idleness, anti-work, and recovery. Through montage, layering, and sonic collage, the work recontextualizes public statements to foreground a collective, relational imagination.
Credits
Sound composition & design: Daniel Tjäder
Voices: Sall Lam Toro, Sarah Nakiito, Ana Paz, Daniel Tjäder, Lucie Camara
Graphic design: Linda Hallstan
*The title of the work is borrowed from Kiluanji Kia Henda and Tiago Mena Abrantes’ poster series Work Won’t Fix It.
The work is produced in collaboration with Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art and Röda Sten Konsthall, Göteborg, Sweden.