FORM - A DIALOGUE BETWEEN MATTER AND SOUND

Human creativity takes many forms, each offering a language through which to express the inner world and individual sensibility. These languages rarely exist in isolation; instead, they intertwine arts informing one another in a delicate, continuous dialogue, forming an intricate tapestry of culture.

As a tribute to both cultural and natural heritage, we present FORM a project that bridges design, visual arts, and music into a shared field of expression. Drawing its impulse from the ocean, its force, its restraint, its many shifting faces FORM turns toward movement and depth, toward forms altered slowly by pressure and time, as water shapes what resists it.

The piece Form composed by cellist and composer Jakub Dubik, reflects his unique position at the intersection of modern classical music and visual art. Distinguished by an extraordinary sensitivity to aesthetic structures, Dubik treats every project as a coherent, immersive audiovisual whole.

Recorded in an analog manner to more fully emphasize its timeless character, as well as the singular, unrepeatable nature of the act of creation itself, the piece was prepared specifically for this occasion. Form stands as an emanation of a continuous search for shape both in music and in artistic craft, while simultaneously serving as a conscious resistance to conforming to imposed, foreign forms.

TELL US MORE ABOUT YOURSELF?

My journey began at the age of seven, not by chance, but by choice: I asked my mother to enroll me in music school. Today, as a cellist and composer, I view music as a form of high craftsmanship.

My creative language is rooted in a deep fascination with timeless design and the soul of handmade objects — those pieces where human touch bestows a unique character. I strive to mirror this quality in my work, composing impressionistic pieces that exist at the intersection of classical discipline and cinematic scope. 

We are immersed in an era of algorithmic perfection, where the modern landscape demands sterile precision and art is routinely smoothed into flawless, endlessly reproducible data. Yet, true luxury is found not in this manufactured certainty, but in the friction of human reality — the raw, unrepeatable weight of a singular physical event. Possessing an inherently analog sensibility, I endeavor to record sound in the most analog manner possible, allowing the spirit of a one-time performance and its moment of creation to remain intact. This is particularly important to me, as I believe that this approach allows emotions accompanying a given moment to be captured most fully. In a world where music is increasingly becoming a product rather than an expression of emotion, I remain faithful to the idea of returning to its roots — to genuinely moving another person by sharing one’s own sensitivity, perceptible to those who are able to read what lies between the notes.

WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION FROM?

We exist in an era clouded by a defeatist narrative — a cynical belief that everything has already been composed and that the capacity to surprise the human soul is exhausted. I fundamentally reject this. Emotion is inherently fleeting and unrepeatable; it takes on a new dimension with every passing moment. Therefore, true artistic purpose does not lie in the mere reinvention of form, but in crafting a resonance so profound that it illuminates another person’s reality.

This pursuit of the unrepeatable finds its purest reflection in the ultimate study in fluidity: water. Its perpetual state of becoming — a graceful, ever-evolving metamorphosis of depth and motion — guides my creative intuition. I seek to translate this elemental alchemy through my own sensitivity, treating its fluid, ever-changing essence as a perfect mirror for the human experience.

WHAT DOES YOUR CREATIVE WORKFLOW LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE AIMING FOR A FULLY IMMERSIVE AUDIOVISUAL RESULT?

For me, achieving a truly immersive audiovisual experience is never a matter of simply translating a moving image into sound; it is a search for a shared point of origin. When I begin a new work, I do not look at the visual element as something to be merely accompanied. Instead, I try to internalize its physical and emotional resonance, treating the process as an act of synesthesia.

Because my musical language is deeply intertwined with cinematic vastness and the tactile nature of physical design, I look for the natural movement within a frame — the way light bends, the slow, shifting architecture of a landscape, or the quiet grain of an analog photograph. Much like my fascination with water as the ultimate study in fluidity, I let these visual phenomena dictate the emotional temperature and the spatial dimensions of my compositions.

The cello then becomes a vessel to translate this visual language into music. Yet, this process is purely instinctual. The moment a sudden impression or unspoken feeling takes hold, my only inherent need is to translate my impression of a moment into tangible form: music. I record in the most organic manner possible, deliberately using analog recorders. I’ve never been interested in a sterile result; I crave the friction, the imperfection, and the life that makes a recording feel real.

In the final integration of sight and sound, my ultimate goal is a complete surrender. I want to build an environment so cohesive and so deeply rooted in the present that the listener no longer perceives where the visual world ends and the sonic one begins, but instead feels entirely enveloped in a singular, honest moment of human expression.

WORDS OF ADVICE FOR FELLOW ARTISTS AND CREATIVES?

To fellow artists, I would simply say this: do not let the illusion of time dictate your path. It is truly never too late to give tangible form to the visions you carry inside. We are often conditioned to wait for dreams to "come true", as if fulfillment is something passive that simply happens to us. But dreams do not fulfill themselves; they demand to be actively built. They require deliberate action and friction.

If there is one compass you should navigate by, it must be your own intuition. The world is full of external noise and expectations, but in the end, you are the only one who bears the profound responsibility for the art you bring into existence. Therefore, it has to be unconditionally yours.

I wish for every creator to experience an artistic life deeply marked by a relentless, authentic passion, and to always have the courage to follow their own internal resonance, wherever it may lead.