Unabom is an experimental opera performance that engages with the figure of Ted Kaczynski and the ideological material of his manifesto as a point of departure for the libretto. The opera was composed collaboratively by Lars Hansson, Tony Blomdahl, and myself, and performed by mezzo-soprano Monica Danielsson.
Conceived as an alternative operatic format, Unabom was structured around a single vocal performer accompanied by three composer-performers. The musical material was realized using a custom-built electronic instrument, designed specifically for the production, which enabled a live, hybrid sound environment combining composition and performance.
The work examines themes of isolation, ideology, and technological critique through operatic form, while simultaneously challenging conventional structures of opera in terms of scale, instrumentation, and authorship. Unabom was performed in Stockholm and Gothenburg between 2010 and 2011.
Here you can see how it looked like with my sculpture made of nails in the middle and my video-projections in the back. Home made bombs are often armed with nails.
Here is a small example of the music, six minutes of total 55 minutes.