KRIEGSPIEL

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KRIEGSPIEL
Damir Bartol Indoš & Tanja Vrvilo

Ludimus effigiem belli. What we play is an effigy of war made upon graphic record of 55 positions in the kriegspiel by Guy Debord & Alice Becker-Ho.

Players: Damir Bartol Indoš, Tanja Vrvilo, Helge Hinteregger, Ivan Marušić-Klif
Throutmusic: Helge Hinteregg
Surveillance images: Ivan Marušić-Klif
Schachtophonia: Damir Bartol Indoš
Light: Damir Kruhak
Prospect of the game: Dario Dević
Photo: Ratko Mavar
The first game: Music Biennale Zagreb, April 12, 2011

This game portrays all the factors at work in real war, and more generally, the dialectics of all conflicts. Kriegspiel proceeds under a kind of solstice where climate never takes a hand and night never falls before conflict is concluded. The territory the greater part of whose schachtophone is perpendicular to the light is called the North, the territory the greater part of whose schachtophone is horizontal to the light is called the South. Each side knows what the other side is doing. Flanking movements expose one’s one opposite flank: the flanker will be flanked. Howls for Sade over a blank screen are coming from farther away: IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET CONSUMIMUR IGNI – we enter the circle at night and are consumed by fire.

Izvori / Sources:
Alice Becker-Ho & Guy Debord A Game of War; Guy Debord’s film In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni; Guy Debord Sick Planet, Comments on the Society of the Spectacle, Panegyric; Gilles Delleuze & Felix Guattary A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia; Magha The Shishupala Vadha, The Cramps & The Novas The Crusher.

Opening The preliminary phase involved a series of engagements in which, from our side, a strong advance force made up of four generals and the units under their command, met an enemy force of 13,000 bayonets. In the subsequent phase a fiercely disputed pitched battle developed, in which our entire army advanced, with 290 canons and a heavy cavalry of 18,000 sabres; the confronting enemy alignment comprised no less than 3,600 infantry lieutenants, 40 captains of hussars and 24 of cuirassiers. Following alternate advances and retreats on both sides, the battle can finally be seen as inconclusive. Our losses, somewhat lower than the average figure normally expected in combat of similar duration and intensity, were appreciably superior to those of the Greeks at Marathon, but remained inferior to those of the Prussians at Jena. Deployment! North proposes to attack North reinforces the detachment North detaches a right wing North proposes to attack North detaches a right wing Toward its left wing South is crossing the frontier South detaches a left wing South continues towards the North South detaches a left wing South continues towards the northwest Controls the territory In girum in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni warewarewa yoruni urotsui arukou soshite subetega hide yaki tsukusarenkotoo nocte et consumimur igni nocte et nocte et yoruni soshite yoruni soshite subetega hide yaki tsukusarenkotoo in girum in girum urotsui arukou urotsui arukou imus nocte et imus nocte et warewarewa yoruni warewarewa yoruni warewarewa yoruni warewarewa yoruni imus nocte et imus nocte et urotsui arukou urotsui arukou in girum in girum yoruni soshite yoruni soshite subetega hide yaki tsukusarenkotoo nocte et consumimur igni nocte et nocte et warewarewa yoruni urotsui arukou soshite subetega hide yaki tsukusarenkotoo in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni Manoeuvring North proceeds with its lateral movement Destroyes the enemy unit Beyond the mountain Left wing approaches Operates offensively Brings up all the isolated units Continues regrouping Intends to spread out in the east Communications units The same operations The same operations The same operations The same operations continue The same operations The same operations continue Take the route South within range of the North Manoeuvring with an eye on the enemy Forming its right wing Into a defensive hook Five fighting units west In parallel to the frontier For the first time west of the mountain South is moving north Assembles shock troops Sets withdrawing Continues its retreat The same movement is continued Sets withdrawing The same operations continue Perhaps this is feint En giro en giro torte sol ciclos et rotor igne rasahava  sakarananarakasakayasadadasayaka   vahasaranadavadadavadana ciclos et rotor igne ciclos et ciclos et kayasadadasayaka vahasaranadavadadavadana kayasadadasayaka kayasadadasayaka en giro en giro rasahava rasahava sol ciclos et sol ciclos et narakasa kayasadadasayaka narakasa kayasadadasayaka narakasa kayasadadasayaka narakasa kayasadadasayaka sol ciclos et sol ciclos et rasahava rasahava en giro en giro kayasadadasayaka vahasaranadavadadavadana kayasadadasayaka kayasadadasayaka ciclos et rotor igne ciclos et ciclos et rasahava sakarananarakasakayasadadasayaka vahasaranadavadadavadana en giro torte sol ciclos et rotor igne Battle North attack from three sides The gap is being closed North moves west under cover A lull in the battle North intends to attack frontally Passing through the gaps The fall! South begins retreating South risks a sortie South’s right wing returns South mounts a counter-attack South consolidates its left wing Position 45 Exploatation North pursues South Position 51 52 As one body, North’s army Position 53 54 The same operations continue North resumes its offensive South harries the enemy Position 51 52 South maintains its position Position 53 54 The same operations continue South breaks off combat Schachtspiel Schacht! Two point nine becquerels Two point nine billion becquerels 3 millisieverts 250 millisieverts Two point nine becquerels Two point nine billion becquerels One per cent within the walls Schacht 2 4 1 3 Schacht 3 1 4 2 10 million times more Schacht 2 4 1 3 Schacht 3 1 4 2 One per cent within the walls Curie becquerel röntgen Spectacle juggles with measures Rad alias centigrays Rems millirads sieverts It can keep the name For the thing secretly changed It can change the name When the thing has been secretly maintained When Sellafield Was called Windscale Schacht 2 4 1 3 Schacht 3 1 4 2 Schacht 2 4 1 3 Schacht 3 1 4 2 One per cent within the walls