10th JULY - 4.00 PM/CONFERENCE ROOM

CONFERENCE IV

Leonello Tarabella

Director of the computerART Lab of ISTI/CNR in Pisa

Presentation “Collision”

Derrick De Kerchove

Director of the McLuhan Program in Culture & Technology and Professor in the Department of French at the University of Toronto

Presentation “Digital art and the point-of-being”

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program notes

Leonello Tarabella - Presentation “Collision”

The project Collisions started in 2010 and combines two very different sources of sound; the electronics of Leonello Tarabella’s digital technology and the organic drumming of Alessandro Baris. The result is a huge range of differently shaped sound landscapes, which take the audience through a musical and visual journey. This is led by Tarabella's interactive performance where he uses his bare hands to manipulate a unique sound technology developed in his computer music research, creating a spectacular interaction with images. Although the visual impact is magnificent, music and sound is Collisions’ priority. The two very different sound worlds melt together creating a mix of electronic, ambient, jazz and rock in a musical dialogue and a visual performance that fascinates the audience.

Derrick De Kerchove - Presentation “Digital art and the point-of-being”

The point-of-view was adopted and generalized during the Renaissance. In our neo-baroque digital era, touch is overtaking vision as the principle information supplier and proprioception is recovering ground. Hence the need to reassess the source of our sensation of being. Is it behind our eyes or under our skin ? Is the point-of-being a response of electricity to the point-of-view ? I would like to review some of the digital artworks that have gathered my thoughts and feelings in that direction. 

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10th JULY - 6.00 PM/TEATRO LIMONAIA I

MULTIMEDIA CONCERT VII

Leonello Tarabella/Alessandro Baris

“Collision”, percussions and live electronics

Alessandro Baris (percussions), Leonello Tarabella (live electronics)

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program notes

Leonello Tarabella/Alessandro Baris - “Collision”

The project Collisions started in 2010 and combines two very different sources of sound; the electronics of Leonello Tarabella’s digital technology and the organic drumming of Alessandro Baris. The result is a huge range of differently shaped sound landscapes, which take the audience through a musical and visual journey. This is led by Tarabella's interactive performance where he uses his bare hands to manipulate a unique sound technology developed in his computer music research, creating a spectacular interaction with images. Although the visual impact is magnificent, music and sound is Collisions’ priority. The two very different sound worlds melt together creating a mix of electronic, ambient, jazz and rock in a musical dialogue and a visual performance that fascinates the audience.