In his current work THE FAN Nicolas Jasmin alias N.I.C.J.O.B. (Toulouse/Vienna) analyses the shifts of high culture and popular culture, which he traces by means of the – seemingly opposed – styles Baroque and Hip-Hop. In a hall-like baroque room which resembles the Vienna-based presentation venue Ovalhalle, an organist (Sean Connery) ardently plays a well-known melody (Missy Elliott). The immersive sounds of the organ show to advantage within the spacious, overloaded sound box, having an overwhelming effect: the music, a cover version by Hüseyin Evirgen (Istanbul/Vienna) charges the space as well as the musician. By means of transferring
the plot to a baroque environment, N.I.C.J.O.B.’s THE FAN succeeds in creating a splendid effect of alienation which puts to test the notions of authenticity and historicity.