KIBLIX 2026 | CPG Impro: 45' for Silence

CPG Impro: 45' for Silence
A Sound and Poetry Performance and Conversation on the Art of Listening
Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at 6 p.m.
MMC KIBLA

Join us on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at 6 p.m. at MMC KIBLA for an evening of listening to what we usually fail to hear.

We will present CPG Impro’s 45' for Silence, a sound and poetry performance by three established Slovenian artists: Primož Čučnik, Ana Pepelnik, and Tomaž Grom. The project draws on the artistic legacy of John Cage, one of the most influential composers and thinkers in twentieth-century experimental music, whose work reshaped our understanding of music.

45' for Silence is both a tribute to composer and writer John Cage and an experimental exploration and practical application of his ideas. Through readings from his writings, vinyl playback of his compositions, and various chance-based methods, CPG Impro challenges established notions of music and listening. In 2025, the collective released the album The Ear Is the Most Attentive Sense (Institute Sploh), which presents excerpts from recordings of their work from 2011 and 2025.

Primož Čučnik (small sound objects, turntable)
Ana Pepelnik (spoken word, voice)
Tomaž Grom (double bass, small sound objects, electronics)

How to Listen to Silence: John Cage Today
Presentation of the book Silence and discussion

This accompanying event centers on the presentation of the Slovenian translation of John Cage’s Silence (LUD Šerpa, 2025), regarded as one of the foundational works of contemporary artistic thought. In this book, Cage explores the relationships between sound, silence, chance, and creativity.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion of the book, Cage’s ideas, and their influence on contemporary art, featuring the book’s translators and co-publishers, Primož Čučnik and Ana Pepelnik, who are also members of CPG Impro. The discussion will be moderated by Tonja Jelen, literary critic and moderator. More than just a book presentation, the event offers an opportunity – and an invitation – to rethink our understanding of music and art in general.

The program is intended both for those well-versed in contemporary art and for curious newcomers eager to discover the world of experimental music and poetry.

Ana Pepelnik is a poet and translator. She studied comparative literature and literary theory at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. Her book Ena od variant, kako ravnati s skrivnostjo (One Way to Treat a Secret) was published in 2007 in the Prišleki series (LUD Literatura). Two years later, the same publisher released her second book, Utrip oranžnih luči na semaforjih (The Orange Pulse of Traffic Lights). Her most recent books are Tehno (Techno, 2017), Treš (Trash, 2021), and to se ne pove (you don’t say that, 2023), which received the 2024 Critics’ Sieve Award presented by the Association of Slovene Literary Critics. From 2003 to 2008, she hosted a radio show on Radio Student. She translates from English, primarily contemporary American writers, and into English. She has been a member of CPG since its founding.

Primož Čučnik is a poet, translator, and editor. He has published numerous poetry collections, including Dve zimi (Two Winters, 1999, Best Debut Award), Nova okna (New Windows, 2005), Sekira v medu (selected poems, 2006), Delo in dom (Work and Home, 2007, Prešeren Foundation Award), Kot dar (Like a Gift, 2010), and Mikado (2012). His more recent books include Piš čez sen (Breeze Overs Dreams, 2019), Niti v sanjah (Not Even in Your Dreams, 2022), and Osel in senca (Donkey and Shadow, 2024). He is the poetry editor of the literary magazine Literatura and the founder and editor of Šerpa, a publishing house specializing in pocket-size books. In 1999, he collaborated with Tomaž Grom and Tao G. V. Sambolec on the EP Double. He later worked with Grom on the compilation Košček hrupa in ščepec soli (A Piece of Noise and a Pinch of Salt, KUD F. P., 2002). He has been a member of CPG since its founding.

Tomaž Grom is an experimental musician, improviser, and filmmaker. He has performed at festivals across Europe and North America and composed original music for numerous theater, dance, and puppet productions, as well as films. He is the founder and artistic director of Sploh Institute, an organization dedicated to producing music and performing arts, as well as education and publishing. He also curates the Sound (Dis)obedience festival as part of Sploh’s program. He curated the sound art series Confine aperto and Zvokotok through 2018, and the Neforma series through 2013. His performance works include Keemo, Carte Blanche, Moje telo, moja kletka (Rib Cage, with Anja Novak), Bruto, Ništrc (Offcuts), Pozabljeno, prezrto (Forgotten, Overlooked, included in the Arservis Collection), and Duša, šum, ventil in žica (Soul, Noise, Valve and Wire). He is also the creator of the sound installation Na ta veseli dan kulture (On This Merry Day of Culture) and the long-running project iMstrument. In recent years, he has performed with the ensembles Oholo!, Dörner/Grom, Kaučič/Grom, Kutin/Grom, Tomažin/Grom, and Šalter Ensemble. He has been involved with CPG since its early days.

Production: Sploh Institute
Guest performance organized by: KID KIBLA

This event is part of the Circulation of Cultural Projects in 2026 project (JCP-KKP-2026). The project is co-funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia.