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Foco is a live deconstruction of an overwhelming mass of sound, video and image (“wall of media”) through movement and audience interaction. A live coder programs sound and visuals in real time, while a dancer modifies them using motion sensors. The audience can open seams in the wall of media using provided diy game-like controllers. The live coder wears a flexible OLED screen, showing the code they are typing with the audience. The effect of the audience’s controllers increases until the wall of media is reduced to a wave, a point, a static pose.
Foco challenges traditional ideas of technological ownership, and highlights a current need for citizens to have better control over the media we are exposed to. Glitch, instability, and shared raw creative process are embraced, inspired by Free and Open Source Software values.
Álvaro Cáceres is a composer and developer from Madrid, specialized in live coding. He studied composition at CSULB, and taught interactive media at the University of York, UK. His work has been showcased at KChung, SoundPedro, Coaxial, Aquarium of the Pacific, Wales One World Film Festival, Andy Vargas, and LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER.
Megan Fowler-Hurst is a queer multidisciplinary artist exploring identity, tech, and embodiment through performance, dance, and film. They co-founded Merge Performance and direct Some Dance Screen Fest. Their films have screened at Wignall Museum, Inland Film Festival, Riverside Art Museum, and Film Maudit 2.0.
Artist Location: Riverside and Long Beach, CA
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