SPECTRUM AWARENESS
Carincur, João Pedro Fonseca, João Valinho


 

Wanders amidst dense atmospheres, metal in entropy and a shifting drum kick in a somewhat organic repetition that distinguishes the ritualistic tone of an ancestral mythology or the elegiac motifs of forsaken metallurgical plants.




Description
Inscribed in an imaginary that transports us to the activity of nightclubs, Spectrum Awareness blurs our expectations in the way it presents and manipulates the various elements that make up this universe: laser, glitch, drone, and loops. The partnership between João Pedro Fonseca, Carincur, and João Valinho proposes the aesthetic expansion of the territories of music, plastic arts, and performance in an invitation to sensory immersion where improvisation is the driving force. Presented to the public at the end of 2019 as part of the Temps d'Images festival, Spectrum Awareness has taken residence in various spaces throughout the city, demonstrating the versatility of the scenic and performative device they use. The transformation of the occupied space is, in fact, the central element. Within this space, a ritualistic experience unfolds, driven by the pulsation of dense layers of texture and melody exposed through voice, synthesizers, and percussion.


Keys reasearch
digital nature; xeno-voice; post-human voices; polymorphic sound

Used technology
daslight; synthesized sound

Format
audiovidual performance and installation

Credits
Voice, electronics: Carincur
Electronics, light design, and visual elements: João Pedro Fonseca
Drums: João Valinho
Harp, electronics: Angélica Salvi
Cello, voice: Joana Guerra

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