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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - KORA①
DESCRIPTION:© re_derma\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n\n▷ opening / installazione\nh 20.30\n⦿ re_derma [IT] /// Somatic Resonance\nsound installation \n⦿ #acousmatic miXtape\n\nsound installation/listening room\n\n\nHoyong Lee [KR] /// Dashboard: Bit-Crushed\nIsaac Barzso [US] /// Bled in plasticrust\nPanayiotis Kokoras [GR/US] /// AI Phantasy\nWei Yang [CN] /// rain contained\, rain contains…\nIan Whillock [US/DE] /// Residual\nLoup Mormont [BE] /// Nuit Corail\nTheodoros Karkatselas [GR] /// Quarks\nBoyi Bai [CN] /// Take Me Back to Indonesia\nJonty Harrison [GB] /// Kammermusik\nAbril Padilla [AR] /// GRIMJA\n\n\n\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Francesco Massaro [IT]  /// Tactile\nsax + electronics + audiovisual \n⦿ Hoshiko Yamane + Makoto Sakamoto [JP] /// A Fragment of the Story\nviolin + electronics \n\n/// A Fragment of the Story  [mixed media] A Fragment of the Story unfolds as an evolving sonic environment constructed entirely in real time. Rather than presenting a fixed composition\, Hoshiko Yamane and Makoto Sakamoto develop musical form through continuous listening\, interaction\, and response. The electric violin functions as part of a live electronic system in which signal processing\, feedback\, resonance\, and spatial projection continuously influence one another. Layers of sound gradually reveal shifting harmonic relationships while moments of density and silence reshape the perception of time and space. Rather than telling a complete narrative\, the performance offers fragments from which listeners may discover their own journeys. Memories\, personal associations\, and imagined stories emerge differently for each individual\, making every experience unique. Each realization responds to the acoustic characteristics of the venue and the conditions of the moment\, creating a sonic architecture that exists only through the interaction between performers\, space\, and audience.\nYamane + Sakamoto/// A duo featuring Hoshiko Yamane\, violinist of Tangerine Dream and classically trained composer\, and Makoto Sakamoto\, who shapes live electronic spaces through sound construction and real-time processing. Within Sakamoto’s layered waves of abstract\, quasi-mechanical tones and dense noise textures\, harmonic structures begin to emerge. Yamane’s razor-sharp precision and distinctly classical expressiveness move through this shifting field—at times merging with it\, at times cutting through it with striking clarity. Their performances are marked by intensity\, control\, and a strong sense of structure.\n \n\n/// Tactile  [A/V performance] cineconcerto by Leonardo Carrano Through a stereoscopic vision\, the film investigates the evolutions of the matter that organically inhabits the 35mm film\, staging a tactile and sensitive perception that\, abandoning the ocular scopic regime\, plunges into an incorporeal experience where unconscious humanity and interstellar universes seem to touch. The music\, composed and performed live by Francesco Massaro\, seeks a non-literal relationship with the image\, while remaining faithful to the director’s creative processes; thus creating a double within a double\, in which the sound also follows the subversion of the natural order of the senses\, seeking itself to be touched.\nFrancesco Massaro/// Sax player\, composer and sound artist whose practice unfolds at the intersection of improvisation\, composition\, and sonic research. Working with saxophones\, clarinets and live electronics\, he investigates sound as a material\, embodied\, and perceptual phenomenon\, developing performance environments in which acoustic and electronic processes continuously reshape one another. His work treats the instrument as an unstable and evolving system\, where feedback\, resonance\, friction\, and micro-variation become compositional forces. Situated within a fluid territory spanning experimental music\, avant-jazz\, contemporary composition\, electronic practices\, and ethnic traditions\, his artistic research explores emergent forms\, relational listening\, and the poetics of transformation. His projects frequently extend beyond music\, engaging dialogue with space\, image\, language\, and the body. A student of Gianni Lenoci\, Massaro has received recognition from institutions and critics. He has presented his work throughout Italy and Europe at festivals and venues dedicated to contemporary sound practices\, including AngelicA\, Tempo Reale and Area Sismica.\n \n\n/// Somatic Resonance [multimedia installation] Somatic Resonance investigates the transmutation of biological data into mechanical energy\, exploring the threshold where the organic body merges with digital and sonic infrastructure. Visitors’ heartbeats\, detected by biometric sensors\, are extracted and re-injected into a synthetic structure. Membranes are set into vibration by electroacoustic transducers\, manifesting digital flesh through sub-low frequencies that act directly on matter. A system of translucent communicating vessels acts as an informational circulatory apparatus\, connecting the human body to the machine in a visceral flow of data. The work shifts the focus from the visual representation of flesh to its vibratory persistence\, transforming the exhibition space into a sensitive organism. When multiple users interact simultaneously\, the installation evolves into a collective ecosystem generating interference. In this tension between synchrony and chaos\, Somatic Resonance seeks to redefine sound and technology as a disturbing extension of the human nervous system.\nre_derma /// is a multimedia artistic duo born as a collective in 2024\, active in installation\, performative digital practices\, and audiovisual live-sets. Their research investigates the body in its most intimate and carnal relationship with technology and structures of power\, focusing on the contemporary digital ecosystem: Artificial Intelligence\, biohacking\, and the digitalization of desire and the body. The project takes shape in interactive installations\, experiential spaces\, A/V performances\, and multi-screen scenographies. Within these environments\, technology becomes an extension of the body\, and the subjectivities that move through the works are invited into an active engagement that destructures the logics of control and questions the boundaries between real and virtual\, turning the body into a transducer of impulses. The collective has presented its work in contexts such as LIMINAL SPACE\, Studio Tiepolo 38\, the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome\, Manifatture Knos (Lecce)\, and Parsec (Bologna)\, as well as in Roman venues such as Esc Atelier\, Casa delle Donne di Roma\, Trenta Formiche\, La Redazione di Scomodo\, Forte Prenestino\, Alibi Club\, and Angelo Mai. \n\n\n     \n\n         \n\n© Yamane + Sakamoto\n     \n\n         \n\n© Francesco Massaro
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26kora%e2%91%a0/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Acusmatica,Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media,Sound Art
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - FENNESZ
DESCRIPTION:© Carsten Nicolai [Fennesz] \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITEe disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti.\nPossibilità di acquistare il biglietto combo MA/IN[X] – FENNESZ + GVINIASHVILI | DROLJC a un prezzo scontato\, che garantisce l’accesso sia all’evento del 19 settembre sia a quello del 20 settembre a Lecce.\n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Geli Li [US] /// Breath VI\naccordion + electronics\naccordion: Michele Bianco\nelectronics: Gioele Nuzzo\n \nh 21.20\n⦿ CHRISTIAN FENNESZ [AT] /// MOSAIC\nelectric guitar + electronics \n\n/// MOSAIC [mixed media] with Mosaic\, Austrian composer and sound artist Christian Fennesz presents his latest exploration of the rich territory between guitar and electronics. Over more than three decades\, Fennesz has redefined the possibilities of the electric guitar\, transforming it through digital processing into vast\, immersive soundscapes where melody\, noise\, and texture merge seamlessly. Mosaic unfolds as a series of interconnected sonic fragments—shimmering harmonies\, fractured rhythms\, and luminous distortions that constantly shift between abstraction and emotional immediacy. Rather than reproducing the album on stage\, Fennesz’s live performances evolve in the moment\, balancing meticulous sound design with improvisation and spontaneity. The result is a deeply atmospheric experience that invites listeners into a world where fragile beauty emerges from digital complexity\, confirming Fennesz as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary electronic music.\nFENNESZ ///  is the solo project of Austrian musician\, composer\, and sound artist Christian Fennesz (b. 1962\, Vienna). Since the early 1990s\, he has been one of the most influential figures in electronic and experimental music\, renowned for his distinctive fusion of guitar\, digital processing\, noise\, and ambient textures. International recognition came with Endless Summer (2001)\, now regarded as a landmark of electronic music. Acclaimed albums including Venice (2004)\, Black Sea (2008)\, Bécs (2014)\, Agora (2019)\, and Mosaic (2024) further developed his singular sonic language. Alongside his solo work\, Fennesz has collaborated with artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto\, Alva Noto\, David Sylvian\, Jim O’Rourke\, Keith Rowe\, King Midas Sound\, and Lillevan. Performing worldwide for over three decades\, his live shows combine improvisation\, intricate sound design\, and emotional depth\, establishing him as one of the defining voices in contemporary electronic music. \n\nBreath VI [mixed media] /// Since 2020\, I have been developing a composition series titled Breath. This series explores the delicate interplay between noise and pitch\, aiming to articulate the subtle nuances and gentle gestures of sound. My goal is to weave together diverse sonic materials\, creating a rich mosaic where each sound resonates with purpose. By 2024\, I had composed six pieces in the Breath series\, each employing distinct instrumentation for varied sonic purposes\, providing multiple musical and conceptual perspectives on the theme of “breath.” Breath VI\, composed for accordion virtuoso Anthony Millet\, premiered at the ManiFeste Academy Festival\, IRCAM in June 2024. In this piece\, I employ electronics as an inner voice within the sound envelope\, enhancing the acoustic instrument with vivid and nuanced movements of inner voices. The fixed media and live electronics animate the accordion’s sound\, transforming the soundscape into a variety of sonic shapes\, gestures\, and expressions\, thereby adding depth to the sound.\nGeli Li /// is a Chinese-American composer whose musical journey spans Asia\, Europe\, and the United States. With over two decades of experience as a contemporary classical composer\, she has cultivated a prolific portfolio spanning both acoustic and electronic media\, advancing Eastern and Western musical traditions through a distinctive contemporary idiom. Her works have been performed by more than forty leading ensembles and orchestras worldwide\, including Talea Ensemble\, Klangforum Wien\, Alarm Will Sound\, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, among others.\n Recognized with more than fifty honors and distinctions\, her work has received awards including the Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize and the Luigi Nono International Composition Prize\, and has been supported through fellowships\, residencies\, and commissions at the Gaudeamus Festival\, DeGaetano Composition Institute\, Copland House\, the Mizzou International Composers Festival\, IRCAM’s ManiFeste\, the Rodamúsic Composers Residency in Spain\, and the Intimacy of Creativity at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.\nMichele Bianco/// graduated with honors in accordion from the “T. Schipa” Conservatory in Lecce under the guidance of Germano Scurti. A laureate of major international competitions\, he won first prizes at “Città di Castelfidardo”\, the 20th Val Tidone International Prize\, and the 12th National Arts award. He achieved top podium finishes at the Coupe Mondiale\, Trophée Mondial de l’accordéon and the “G. Zinetti” International Music Award. He regularly performs as a soloist\, with orchestras and in ensembles. His career includes appearances on Rai 1 and French TV\, collaborations with many musicians and performances at festivals worldwide\, from Lithuania to China. A champion of new music\, he has worked with international composers to expand the bayan repertoire (notably at “ComposersPlus” in Lithuania). In 2019\, his trio “Lecce Accordion Project” released the album Gogol under Maffucci Music\, featuring contemporary works. He released an album with the chamber ensemble “Sirius Accordion Trio” on Da Vinci Classics\, featuring music written specifically for accordion trio. He recorded his solo album “Silhouetten”\, which includes transcriptions and original works. \n  \n\n\n \n\n© Geli Li\n\n\n \n\n© Michele Bianco
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26fennesz/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - GVINIASHVILI  | DROLJC
DESCRIPTION:©VFX festival [Tadej Droljc] \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti.\nPossibilità di acquistare il biglietto combo MA/IN[X] – FENNESZ + GVINIASHVILI | DROLJC a un prezzo scontato\, che garantisce l’accesso sia all’evento del 19 settembre sia a quello del 20 settembre a Lecce.\n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Mariam Gviniashvili [GE/NO]  /// human.exist = False \nA/V live performance \nh 21.30\n⦿ Tadej Droljc [SI] /// Osmotic Bodies \nlaser + A/V performance \n\n/// Osmotic Bodies is an audiovisual performance that explores intermateriality through sound\, visuals\, laser\, and light. As these systems collide\, they overflow into one another: virtual and physical domains interfere\, clash\, and permeate each other\, generating hybrid forms. These bodies drift between the fragile and the tectonic\, suspended through exchanges of energy and dancing on the threshold of stability. The work unfolds as an osmotic field of tension—a continuous becoming shaped by visceral forces intertwined with a technologically mediated reality. Drawing from both old and new ideas\, resampled material\, and recontextualized fragments of previous works\, Osmotic Bodies treats memory itself as an osmotic field—eroded\, shaped\, and constantly reassembled.\nTadej Droljc /// is a Slovenian artist and creative coder working at the intersection of sound\, image\, and light. His work has received the Lumen Prize Student Award\, the Dennis Smalley Scholarship for Electroacoustic Music (UK)\, and the Most Promising Video Artist Award at Madatac (Madrid). He completed his PhD at the Centre for Research in New Music (CeReNeM)\, University of Huddersfield (UK)\, receiving an award for outstanding research. His collaborative project Synspecies won the Edigma Semibreve Award and was shortlisted for the Lumen Prize. Tadej has presented his work at festivals including Mutek Montreal and Mexico\, Ars Electronica Linz\, NEMO Paris\, Signal Prague\, Sónar Istanbul\, L.E.V. Madrid and Gijón\, Deep Space Shanghai\, Semibreve Braga\, Lunchmeat Prague\, WeSA Seoul\, and others. Through his collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab on the Immersify project\, his work has also been presented at Inter BEE Tokyo\, IBC Amsterdam\, and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes \n\n/// human.exist = False  I am watching a video on Instagram: a child falls from a high-rise building\, caught by a passing stranger. The crowd is shocked and in tears\, and my own eyes are welling up with relief. The video loops\, and then I spot it—a sixth finger on the saviour’s hand. I’m crying for an algorithm (again). The piece is born from that daily glitch in reality\, where the simulation looks so terrifyingly real that we don’t even realise we’re pouring very real emotions into code.\nMariam Gviniashvili  /// is a composer and sound artist working across electroacoustic and instrumental music\, spatial audio\, and multimedia. Her work focuses on the physical and emotional dimensions of sound and space\, often integrating visuals and live performance. Originally from Georgia\, Gviniashvili grew up singing and playing piano before pursuing composition at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire\, the Liszt Academy of Music\, and the Norwegian Academy of Music.  She has received commissions from institutions such as INA GRM\, ZKM | Center for Art and Media\, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter\, Oslo Sinfonietta\, Notam\, Ny Musikk\, Nordic Voices\, MA/IN\, and the Hong Kong Visualisation Research Centre. Her work has been presented internationally at festivals and venues\, including Radio France\, IRCAM\, Ars Electronica\, Sonic Acts\, Borealis Festival\, EMPAC\, the NYCEMF\, BEAST FEaST\, Cube Fest\, Transitions at CCRMA\, ICMC\, Mixtur Festival\, Heroines of Sound and Ultima Festival. Gviniashvili is the recipient of two Honorary Mentions from Prix Ars Electronica\, the PRIX CIME\, and the Work of the Year Award from the Norwegian Society of Composers (NKF). \n  \n\n\n \n\n© Mariam Gviniashvili\n\n\n \n\n© Tadej Droljc
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26gviniashvilidroljc/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance
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