I think that picture says more about him than the written word ever could.
What I didn't tell you, though, is that what that picture has to say about Szajner is FALSE! Due to this picture, and the hit song by Szajner included at the bottom of this blog entry, I have the urge to bestow upon him the nickname "The Funky Frenchman", even though that name was already reserved for Jean-Claude Van Damme. But really, overall, Szajner's work isn't that funky. In fact, it's rather dark. "Welcome to Death Row" is a good example. I find the video that goes along with it to be very interesting, in sort of the same way that Tarkovsky is interesting.
The dealy in the picture above (not above this paragraph, but two paragraphs above) is a gimmicky theremin-like instrument called a "lazer harp", invented by Szajner himself--but then apparently some other French dude stole it and got really rich and famous off of it. Needless to say he is Szajner's greatest rival. How the laser harp works is you put your hands in the paths of the lasers, and the displacement of the lazer energy makes a noise. Each laser is a different size; thus, a different pitch. It's apparently not the safest instrument, as the lazers can leave black marks on your hands if played for more than 10 seconds. It's more of a stylistic tool, than a practical instrument--sort of like a regular harp. Although, those don't burn your hands with lazers, so that's a plus.
Szajner has a website that you can visit, http://szajner.net/. I didn't find it interesting, but it seemed compulsory to include it.
Here's the video of the song that earned Szajner the nickname "Funky Frenchman":
(Okay, I couldn't get the video to embed, so you'll just have to go this link. I'm REALLY sorry, I hope it's not inconvenient.)
(Oh, and one more thing: His last name is pronounced "Suh-zajj-ner". It's French, that's why it's weird)
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