On October 15th, 2020 between 5 and 6 PM + 7 and 9 PM the works of Marco Barotti will be highlighted on two LED trucks circulating around the Goethe Institute multiple times as part of the ISEA2020 — On-Site Moving Program.
ISEA2020 has prepared a moving video program with outreach, accessibility and COVID-19 safety measures in mind: from October 13th to the 18th, two trucks equipped with large LED screens will be in transit around the city showcasing the works of 13 national and international artists that will stop you in your tracks. The projects will be presented throughout the city, exploring dynamics of proximity and distance, and introduce new sentient imaginaries into the heart of Montreal. We invite you to check out this stealthy program of which only hints of locations will be disclosed, and that you get the chance to catch it if you can!
About the presented works:
Video documentation of selected kinetic sound sculptures for ISEA2020: Clams, Swans and Woodpeckers (2016-2019) - Clams, triggered by water quality - Swans, about tech waste and wildlife - Woodpeckers, transform electro-smog into drumming patterns
Kinetic sound sculptures, recycled plastic, satellite dishes, infrasound, data API, electrosmog, water quality measurements.
Marco Barotti is a media artist based in Berlin. After music studies at the Siena Jazz Academy, he began merging sound with visual art. His work is driven by a desire to invent an artistic language in which a fictional post-futurist era is expressed through kinetic sound interventions in natural and urban environments. His installations merge audio technology, consumer objects and waste into moving sculptures triggered entirely by sound. The primary focus of his work is to create a “tech ecosystem” that plays with resemblances to animals. These artworks serve as a metaphor for the anthropogenic impact on the planet and aim to make people aware of environmental issues.
His work has been exhibited internationally in: Ars Electronica (Linz) Saatchi Gallery (London), Futurium (Berlin), Polytech Festival (Moscow), Fact (Liverpool), Wro Art Center (Wroclaw) NGBK Gallery (Berlin), Würth Museum (La Rioja) Emaf (Osnabrück), Lisboa Soa (Lisbon), Nuit Blanche (Brussels), Platoon (Mexico City), Urban Lights Ruhr (Hamm), and List í Ljósi Light Festival (Iceland)
International Symposiums on Electronic Arts (ISEA)
Founded in the Netherlands in 1990, ISEA International (formerly Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts) is an international non-profit organisation fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organisations and individuals working with art, science and technology. The main activity of ISEA International is the annual International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA). The symposia began in 1988.
More about ISEA here: http://www.isea-web.org/
ISEA2020 - WHY SENTIENCE? is happening online in Montréal.
See their full program here: https://isea2020.isea-international.org/
