FILE SÃO PAULO 2025: SYNTHETIKA – CNDSD & Iván Abreu
Pre(N)atura | Fonocene
CNDSD & Iván Abreu
FILE SÃO PAULO 2025: SYNTHETIKA – Art and Technology – Shorts Films AI
Electronic Language International Festival
Pre(N)atura | Fonocene – Mexico
Speculative audiovisual project inspired by postnatural studies, designed to explore the era of the Fonocene—a period where both human and non-human sounds define sensory experiences and interspecies interactions. In this narrative, Chthulucene beings, hybrid creatures, emerge to challenge traditional forms of communication, using listening as a tool to activate our awareness of interdependence.
BIO
Iván Abreu is a Mexican-Cuban interdisciplinary artist who uses science, design and technology to create works that question human interaction and social systems. Malitzin Cortés, (CNDSD), is a Mexican artist who explores the intersection of sound, technology and speculative architecture. Her work combines live coding, audiovisuals and critical narratives.
milena naef
Body
Milena Naef questions ‘existing’ structures that are inherent to herself. The work tries to create the right manifestation of the assumed duality between body and mind. She translates characteristics of a subjective experience into material, transforming the mental into physical to find a new relation between the two. Once tangible, the interaction with the concrete material allows for a space to ‘open’ in which a given context can be changed.
CARLOS CRUZ DIEZ
卡洛斯·克鲁兹 – 迭斯
디에즈 카를로스 크루즈
Карлос Круз-Диез
chromosaturation
Estudioso de los orígenes y efectos ópticos del color, Cruz-Diez fundamenta su propuesta en el color, concebido como una realidad autónoma que se modifica en el tiempo y en el espacio real, sin ayuda de la forma y aún, sin necesidad de soporte. Según su perspectiva, el color depende del movimiento del espectador frente a la obra y conlleva una experiencia participativa.
Eyal Gever
Break Wall Sim
Eyal Gever is an artist who combines technology and art to create sculptures based off of 3D software technology that he uses to produce animations and 3D renderings to compliment his work. Gever has over 18 years experience implementing his ideas into 3D software technologies and server/web-based products, primarily in the area of interactive real time multimedia communication software as well as 3D creation and animation.
Franziska Schneider
Mais fonctionne-t-il sous Linux ? – Une calculatrice de marbre cadencée
On les allume, ils font des trucs pour nous. Est-ce magique ? A quoi servent nos ordinateurs ? Cette toute nouvelle calculatrice mécanique à 0,1 Hz dotée d’une architecture 1 bit et de 16 bits de RAM est conçue pour répondre à cette question en amenant la logique informatique élémentaire à une échelle humaine. Il ne fonctionne pas sous Linux, mais billes. Voyez-les rouler.
David Bowen
Tele-Present Water
This installation draws information from the intensity and movement of the water in a remote location. Wave data is being collected in real-time from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy station 46075 Shumagin Islands Alaska (53°54’39” N 160°48’21” W). The wave intensity and frequency is scaled and transferred to the mechanical grid structure resulting in a simulation of the physical effects caused by the movement of water from this distant location.
HOWARD SHORE
The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Soundtrack
Tracklist:
00:00:00 – My Dear Frodo
00:06:58 – Old Friends
00:12:18 – An Unexpected Party
00:16:00 – Axe or Sword?
00:21:56 – Misty Mountains
00:23:30 – The Adventure Begins
00:25:28 – The World is Ahead
00:27:37 – An Ancient Enemy
00:32:28 – Radagast the Brown
00:37:13 – Roast Mutton
00:40:50 – A Troll-hoard
00:43:43 – The Hill of Sorcery
00:47:28 – Warg-scouts
00:50:25 – The Hidden Valley
00:54:10 – Moon Runes
00:57:24 – The Defiler
00:58:32 – The White Council
01:05:48 – Over Hill
01:09:22 – A Thunder Battle
01:13:11 – Under Hill
01:15:00 – Riddles in the Dark
01:20:15 – Brass Buttons
01:27:50 – Out of the Frying-Pan
01:33:40 – A Good Omen
01:39:20 – Song of the Lonely Mountain
01:43:22 – Dreaming of Bag End
LATIFA ECHAKHCH
speaker’s corner
Daniel Canogar
Crossroad
Crossroad is an LED sculptural installation permanently installed in the lobby of the DKV headquarters in Zaragoza, Spain. It’s looping shape invites viewers to explore the artwork from different angles. The artist also took advantage of the windows around it to visually extend the experience of the piece.
TOBIAS KLEIN
virtual sunset
Mycelium Network Society
Franz XAVER + Taro + Martin HOWSE + Shu Lea CHEANG + global network nodes
Mycelium Network Society (MNS) investigates the unique abilities of mycelium, the collective name given to thread-like networks of fungal cells, to share and process information. Launched at the Ecologies excursion of transmediale 2017 in Berlin, in 2018 MNS takes on a franchise mode—inviting alternative art spaces and bio-hack labs to become nodes within a mycelium network, and to host workshops, residencies and exhibitions investigating mycelium, fungus and spores. Mycelium is henceforth used as a structure through which to connect co-habitants across borders, to develop channels for constant communication, to construct political tactics and contest economic collapse. The network currently comprises six nodes across France, the UK and USA, and most recently four sites in Taiwan.
Ief Spincemaille
Reverse Blinking
Imagine that your head is captured inside a photo camera. It is completely dark. Only when the shutter opens en closes, you see the world in a flash. The shutter moves so fast that nothing has time to move. Everything where you point your gaze at, becomes like a photograph. A memory. Something that has been, but isn’t anymore. You see people as frozen figures, whole streets as untouched moments. Life as a sort of dia show. “Reverse Blinking” creates this experience. It is a completely closed helmet with two shutters in front of the eyes. They are controllable by the user. Reverse Blinking works on batteries and can be freely used in or outside the museum. It is best used where there is a lot of movement and people. “Reverse Blinking” is part of a series of art works, through which the artist tries to add video and photographical effects to our natural way of seeing.
JOANIE LEMERCIER AND KYLE MCDONALD
Aether
Aether celebrates the five Platonic solids representing the elements of earth, air, water, fire and the heavens, without which there would be nothing. Using the Octave’s 14 projectors with a combination of projection mapping techniques, motion capture and wave field synthesis technologies to create an absorbing audiovisual space is to presented for and explored by a single vistor immersive single-person experience.
NICHOLAS SCARPINATO
THE WEATHER MAN
JORG NIEHAGE
Samplingplong
File Festival
Randomly selected, acoustically usable finds (electronic junk, relays, plastic toys,compressed air valves, pneumatically operated components) are combined with cables and tubes. Via a device controlled by computer, they are turned into interactive instruments. An improvised ensemble evolves, from which – per mouse-over and mouse-click -short miniature compositions of dense rhythmic clicks, hisses, whirs, hums and crackles can be elicited. A tapestry of sound bursts forth from the floral-like web of cables and tubes. The installation can be used by the projected mouse-cursor: rolling over the improvised instruments causes small sound events. Activating the installation by rolling over its parts enables the user to play spontaneous improvisations. Clicking these objects starts short programs of loop-like compositions. Small “techno-compositions en miniature”, rhythmic patterns of analog (or real) sounds; a physical low-tech simulation of electronic, digital music, perhaps an ironic comment on interactivity.
BREAKFAST
Empire State
Empire State is a kinetic A.I. artwork visualizing the current time-of-day and weather at the Empire State Building in New York. The imagery was created from running a sketch through an Artificial Intelligence model to generate two variations on the image, each printed on each side of the discs. The piece visualizes the current time-of-day and weather by animating clouds, rain, light/shadow, by rotating sections of discs to the reverse side. When one walks up to the piece, they will see their image reflected back at them, further embedding them to the connection between where they are and the current state in NYC.
Daniel Steegmann Mangrane
Clean Chains
Das Werk von Steegmann Mangrané besteht aus subtilen, poetischen und dennoch rohen Experimenten, die die Beziehung zwischen Sprache und Welt in Frage stellen. Obwohl seine Installationen hauptsächlich konzeptionell sind, beschäftigen sie sich mit der Vorstellungskraft des Betrachters und zeigen ein starkes Interesse an der Existenz und den Eigenschaften der Werke. Aktivierung der abstrakten Sprache als Prinzip, das Gedanken erzeugt, eine instabile Bedeutung artikuliert. Die Arbeit entwickelt so ein Gefühl von Raum und Zeit und baut eine Struktur auf, wenn die Konstellation von Elementen in Aktion tritt.
Patrick Jouin
solid chair
Der Solid C2 Stuhl von Patrick Jouin ist ein Highlight in der wachsenden Gruppe digital gestalteter und produzierter Werke des Museums. Wir sind unseren Mitgliedern zutiefst dankbar, dass sie diese Akquisition ermöglicht haben. Der Stuhl wurde nach einem Verfahren namens Stereolithographie hergestellt, einer Art 3D-Druck, bei dem ein computergesteuerter Laser ein lichtempfindliches Epoxidharz bei Kontakt erwärmt und verfestigt. Dieser Prozess erstellt eine Form, Schicht für Schicht, um ein einzelnes vollständiges Objekt zu erstellen. Dieses Verfahren unterscheidet sich stark von herkömmlichen handwerklichen oder herkömmlichen Massenproduktionsverfahren wie Zusammenbau, Schnitzen und Formen.
SATOSHI ITASAKA ET TAKUTO USAMI
balloon bench
LILLA LOCURTO & BILL OUTCAULT
La marioneta voluntariosa
la marioneta voluntariosa (2014) fue creada por los artistas Lilla LoCurto y Bill Outcault durante una residencia en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Charlotte, trabajando con la Facultad de Computación e Informática y la Facultad de Arte y Arquitectura. La marioneta está impresa en 3D a partir de la imagen escaneada de una figura humana y responde de manera atractiva en tiempo real a los gestos humanos espontáneos al leer los movimientos y expresiones de un espectador. Sus cuerdas son manipuladas por motores y software y hay dos sensores de profundidad que leen y analizan los comportamientos y gestos de los participantes. Las acciones posteriores de la marioneta están diseñadas para provocar más respuestas, creando un intercambio que se centra en la fragilidad e inseguridades del participante humano y planteando cuestiones de relevancia contemporánea. La intención del proyecto no era crear tanto un robot que funcionara perfectamente, sino más bien imbuir una marioneta obviamente accionada mecánicamente con la capacidad de solicitar un diálogo físico y emocional con un espectador.
