MERCURIAL
Pro Helvetia Residency in Switzerland
This page accompanies the presentation with audiovisual material that gives context to the proposal
Electronic Circuits Development
Thinking, designing and building circuits is a fundamental part of my artistic practice.
I could distinguish three main categories:
1 . Sound toys/instruments with which I usually carry out workshops to transfer knowledge of electronics and provide tools for sound exploration:
2. Another important category is undoubtedly that of 'soft circuits', especially those involving paper and cardboard, a discipline that allows me to integrate aspects of collage, graphic design and visual arts in general into the creation of interfaces for generating sound.
From the context of the residency, I intend to create instances with artists and the general public for the creation of these circuits. A possible example, in the ideal context of a residency at SMEM, would be the creation of MIDI interfaces to control the musical instruments available in the Playroom.
3. Finally, MIDI control circuits for high-performance devices: designed and built to be the "glue" between the audiovisual software and the technological devices I retrieve/recycle. Among these, CHIPOTLE stands out, which exists in two versions. The second version is implemented in all the projects I present live (mainly to control different types of motors and LED strips recycled from TV backlights). During the residency I intend to work on implementing a third 16-channel version to extend the lighting and motor control of my UMBRANA set.
CHIPOTLE V1
CHIPOTLE V2
Umbrana🦇🐦⬛🐺
Umbrana is part of the residency proposal in two complementary ways: on the one hand, it is the audiovisual set in which I intend to travel with in order to experiment in it with the new version of my control circuit. On the other hand, I intend to give live presentations to disseminate my work and create networks with the electronic and audiovisual community in the region.
