Jacob Dwyer, supported by Zack Di Lello

Event information

Jacob Dwyer:
Jacob Dwyer is an artist and musician based in Amsterdam. At Common Ground he will present Tom's House; a one person performed audio drama that incorporates voice, live foley, field recordings and an original soundtrack composed by K.Freund, Kareem Lotfy, Jacob Oostra and Zuza Banasińska.

In Tom’s House, we listen to the diaristic meanderings of someone who’s returned to the UK for the first time in 15 years. Walking up Haddon Drive he spots the house of an old friend, Tom. The front door is open, so he goes inside. Wandering around the empty Tudor cottage –making cups of tea, rearranging CD collections and zoning in on the minutiae of domestic space– he ruminates on ideas of emotional intimacy, friendship and grief.

Jacob's work often centres around personal encounters that could equally be seen as fables or heresy. He has presented in art spaces and music venues, including Cafe Oto (London), David Dale Gallery (Glasgow), Good Children (New Orleans) and De Appel (Amsterdam). In 2022 he released The Devil Museum on vinyl with Mana Records and has since published Notes on Devils with Building Fictions. Most recently he has released his new audio drama, Tom's House, on South of North.

Website: www.jacobdwyer.com
Bandcamp: https://jacobdwyer.bandcamp.com/album/toms-house
Tom's House excerpts: https://on.soundcloud.com/cUn1OdyRjmyGRogNIo
Instagram handle: @jacobdwyer106

Zack Di Lello:
Zack Di Lello is a composer and improvisor working in the field of contemporary music. His work centers on the relationship between humans and the natural world and asks questions like: how are humans similar to plants? and, how can we use technology to expand our perception in a trans-species way? His recent works have been about the tree disease Ash Dieback, houseplants, and soil acoustics. Zack is currently doing a PhD in Composition at the University of Oxford where he studies with Jennifer Walshe.

additional note:
This event was put together with the support of Sarp Metin.