BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:178@whiteemotion.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220916T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220916T210000 DTSTAMP:20220905T123026Z URL:https://whiteemotion.com/events/abstract-encounters-av-performance-at- watermans-arts/ SUMMARY:Abstract Encounters - AV Performance at Watermans Arts DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nINFO AND FREE TICKETS \n\nAbstract Encounters is a new audio visual performance by Blanca Regina and Pierre Bouvier Patron that explores symbolic gestures\, affinity with nature and questions about pres ence\, space and its representation in the digital age. This playful perfo rmance is created in real-time with an open score where listening and reac tion conjure the art of the moment. Their work pushes the boundaries of tr aditional audio visual language\, combining multiple media by using analog ue and digital techniques\, presenting an immersive and dream-like experie nce for the audience with abstract imagery\, films\, animation\, field rec ordings\, vocal extravaganza and music created with objects.\n\n\n\n\n'The world they create is playfully unreal and mysteriously enchanting’ Phil England ( The Wire\, Nov 2020)\n\nThe timings for this event will be:\n\n 7.00pm\n\nLive in Watermans: Abstract Encounters - Blanca Regina and Pierr e Bouvier Patron\n\nDuration: 40 min\n\nShort Interval\n\n7.45pm\n\nStream ed from WRO\, Poland: Mikro Orchestra “PermaNoise”\n\n45 min.\n\nFour “sound operators” during the concert will play or create live\, on arc haic game consoles\, minimalist musical forms. The event will take the for m of a jam session – the musical forms will be mixed live by the main “mixer operator”. The whole will be accompanied by original visualizat ion\, generated and operated live on three consoles and three projectors b y the “image operator”. Mikroorchestra Project\, this time not only in a live version\, but also in a participatory broadcast version. In additi on to the solid dose of musical rave-noise-cheap tune-psychedelia and radi cal aileron visualizations\, typical for Mikro Orchestra\, the audience wi ll be able to join the performance thanks to a music application specially prepared by the band and available online - on both sides of the redux wo rmhole.\n\nBIO\n\n“Imagine combining Donkey Kong with Fatboy Slim… or Tetris with Kraftwerk.” (BBC News)\n\n \;\n\nDigital Redux is funded by the British Council’s International Collaboration Grants\, which are designed to support UK and overseas organisations to collaborate on inter national arts projects.\n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n\nBlanca Regina is an inter disciplinary artist\, tutor and independent curator based in London who wo rks with spontaneous composition systems using voice\, objects\, electroni cs and visuals. She creates films\, music\, videomapping\, design projects and book arts.\n\nWith free improviser Steve Beresford and filmmaker Pier re Bouvier Patron\, she established Unpredictable Series\, focused on expl orations in music and visual arts. She has produced three albums with Bere sford\, mixed and mastered by Dave Hunt in London\, ‘What Blue’ (2020) \, Duets with Steve Beresford\; ‘Duets with Blanca Regina\, Spontaneous Music’ featuring duets with Leafcutter John\, Jack Goldstein\, John Butc her\, Benedict Taylor\, Matthias Kispert\, Aneek Thapar\, Steve Beresford\ , Sharon Gal\, and Hyelim Kim and and ‘Art of Improvisers’ a compilati on (2017). Other collaborations include performances with Leafcutter John\ , Terry Day\, Art Terry\, Peter Cusack\, Wade Matthews\, Matt Black\, Shar on Gal\, Benedict Taylor\, Mandhira de Saram and David Toop.\n\nShe has be en leading audio-visual performance art and projection mapping workshops p lus curated events internationally. Her work has been supported by Arts Co uncil England\, Sound &\; Music\, BMC\, Amexcid\, Photo-España and Gar age Cube with presentations in the UK at Cafe Oto\, Turner Contemporary\, Barbican\, Tate Modern\, The Ceramic House and Centrala. HTTP://WWW.BLANC AREGINA.COM\n\nPierre Bouvier Patron is a visual artist based in London. He is currently working with different media\, such as digital video and f ilm\, exploring the boundaries between them and creating moving image work s\, performances\, and installations. He has developed many practices and skills in various areas such as experimental film\, documentary films\, mu sic videos\, etc. He has been involved in video screenings and video perfo rmances\, solo or in collaboration with musicians such as Syd Kemp\, Neil ’s Children\, artist Blanca Regina\, and many others. His work has been shown in France\, Spain\, the United Kingdom\, Germany\, etc. His latest w orks include Unpredictable: Conversations with Improvisers\, a series of 1 2 videos about improvisers in the UK. It also includes extensive participa tion with collectives such as Unpredictable Series\, Strange Umbrellas\, a nd a number of festivals including Sonic Waterloo\, Art of Improvisers\, A lterations Festivals among others. STUDIOPIERRE.ART\n\nMikro Orchestra i s a musical ensemble that plays intelligent electronic music using pocket- sized game consoles (such as the GameBoy). The band stylistically refers t o the tradition of computers from the 80’s (8-bit computer scene: Commod ore 64\, Atari\, ZX Spectrum\, etc.). Apart from playing music\, the band creates and develops their own software for VJ-ing (SQJ) and sound (e.g. B ifurcation Synthesizer)\, intended for game consoles (GameBoy Advance). M IKRO ORCHESTRA - HOME | FACEBOOK\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting here\n\nWATERMAN S ART CENTRE 40 HIGH STREET\, BRENTFORD\, LONDON TW8 0DS\n\n\n\n\n CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR