Soundscapes and transformation − between harmony, disruption and synthesis

The evening at the Makroscope − Centre for Art and Technology and Museum for Photocopying, which is also home to the Shiny Toys Festival and the Ana Ott record label, reflects the venue’s expanded understanding of art. The artists transcend musical boundaries by experimenting with harmony, rhythm and sound textures. Their performances challenge the traditional structures of tonality and metre and transform them through digital and electro-acoustic manipulations.

Sicilian Francesca Guccione combines classical violin music with experimental electronic elements, opening up new harmonic spaces through microtonality and unorthodox sound distortions. Carmen Jaci and Matthew Schoen combine their respective practices into an adventurous audiovisual performance of experimental dance rhythms and 3D visuals, presenting an uninterrupted flow of sound and image that unfolds in a non-narrative, non-linear storyline. For BLAUES RAUSCHEN, Midori Hirano swaps the piano for the synthesizer and unleashes the possibilities of sound synthesis to redefine textures and frequencies. The live visuals by Markus Wambsganss (Kaliber16) reinforce this experimental character by visually translating the sonic dynamics and creating a synaesthetic experience.