WIRED DREAMS
João Pedro Fonseca
This piece addresses spectral organisms that travel through invisibility. The connections between materials generate visual and auditory ecosystems. The reflection of light and its trail of fragmented actions detail the existence of things, highlighting the result of deformation as a new meaning of matter.
Performance where the body and consciousness are a whole. It is not intended for the human form to be the protagonist, but rather a part, challenging our traditional understanding of the body as the locus of consciousness by considering it as an aspect of a larger, interconnected system. Like in a dream, the piece processes memories and reinterprets them, expanding the senses—details, stimuli, and aspects of phenomenologies. Here, machines, unlike more conventional proposals, do not serve a role but create a map, acting as a catalyst for a deep exploration of the human condition. They are not separate from the performer but are an integral part of the performance's discourse on the nature of consciousness and the self. The piece uses robotics and other technical elements to process and reinterpret memories, expand the senses, and guide the audience through a dreamlike narrative. In doing so, it invites us to consider the possibility of a shared universal consciousness that transcends the limits of the body and the machine.
(text written by artificial intelligence https://chat.openai.com/chat based on input from research, online conversations, and keywords about the post-human and its possible impact on the present)
emotional codes; post-nature; processed memory; transmutative artifacts; phantom hardware; haunted machines; cybernetic spiritualism; molecular faith
3d scanning; artificial intelligence; daslight
audiovidual installation; durational performance
Creation: João Pedro Fonseca.
Performance: João Pedro Fonseca, Laser RGBW, Led Bar RGBW, Moving Head RGBW, Par Led RGBW, Wash Light RGBW.
Costume: Nuno Gama.
Light design: Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 (2021) + windows 11 + enttec Open Dmx Usb-c.
Sound: João Pedro Fonseca, https://score.ampermusic.com/, https://www.lalal.ai/, https://vocalremover.org/, https://www.aiva.ai/
Text and narrative: Ava (Speed -23%, + Diffused Long Cascades, 32% Dry/wet), Senua, Yuri Tuma, https://murf.ai/, https://chat.openaí.com/chat/, https://openai.com/blog/whisper
Cenography: João Pedro Fonseca.
Technical assistance: André Teixeira, Carincur, Lua Carreira.
Photos: Iphone 14 Pro Max , Carincur