Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland, CA
“Post-Mexican”composer Guillermo Galindo asked me to become a collaborator in his evolving project “Sonic Biogenesis”. My work is a visual response to Galindo’s “genome scores” that consist of graphic representations of his musical compositions that merge textures of plants, animals, and microbes. These pieces illustrate, in Galindo’s unique symbolic language, how research and data have historically expressed and sustained systems of power, particularly relating to colonialism. Presently Sonic Biogenesis is a work in progress that includes instrument design, written compositions and performances by The Living Earth Show and animation by Christoph Steger. My animations are projected live during performances, incorporated into edited videos of performances and shown as standalone pieces in exhibitions.
Composition: Guillermo Galindo
Music Performance: Guillermo Galindo, The Living Earth Show
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