Art Against the Rifle: Beyond Zero: 1914–1918

Director Bill Morrison created a poignant film from archival footage of the First World War, accompanied by a string quartet composition by Aleksandra Vrebalov.

On 31 August 2025 at 20:00, Krompirjeva jama in Temnica will host a music and stage performance entitled Beyond Zero: 1914-1918.

Beyond Zero: 1914–1918 is a music and film project by Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov and American filmmaker Bill Morrison, created in 2014 – a universal artistic reflection that transcends time. This music-film collaboration features a moving film constructed from archival footage of World War I by Morrison, accompanied by an original string quartet composition by Vrebalov. The composer weaves into the music key sonic elements from the era, carrying a clear message: "No more wars!". For the Art Against the Rifle project, Vrebalov invited the Austrian string ensemble Acies Quartett, who will perform live, and the choir of the Kovilj Monastery.

Artistic ensemble:

• Aleksandra Vrebalov – composer (USA/SRB),
• Bill Morrison – filmmaker (USA),
• Acies Quartett – string quartet (AUT),
• Choir of the Kovilj Monastery (SRB),
• Incredible Bob (SRB) – lighting effects.

More about the project is available here.

Participating organizations and projects: This is the third event of the Art Against the Rifle project, organized by the Mink Association Tolmin within the framework of GO! 2025, this time in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum in Ljubljana, Kinoatelje, the Walk of Peace Foundation, EGTC GO, ZRC SAZU, PromoTurismo FVG, the Municipality of Miren - Kostanjevica, and the èStoria Association, as part of the "Beyond Walk of Peace: from Crossborder Historical Research and Cultural Heritage to European Trail and Stories" (BeWoP) project, co-financed by the Interreg Italy–Slovenia Programme, and alongside the now traditional cross-border event Sounds of Peace / I suoni della pace / The sounds of peace, carried out through the partnership of Associazione Progetto Musica, Promo Turismo FVG, Proloco Fogliano-Redipuglia, Kulturni dom Nova Gorica, Javni zavod Miren Kras, and the Walk of Peace Foundation.

The event is free of charge, but due to location constraints, the number of participants is limited, so please confirm your attendance at this link. You can find the Facebook event here.

The event is part of the Art Against the Rifle project, which is part of the official program of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorica.