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(3661) ORFEO

  • AV Performance
  • Generative
  • Experimental Electronics
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(3661) ORFEO
(3661) ORFEO is a multimedia performance by the ARGOS collective, formed by the Laboratorio de Luz of Universidad Politécnica of Valencia, the PDP11 collective, the NoDOS(3) group, and other artists.

(3661) ORFEO is an Apollo asteroid whose eccentric orbit crosses that of Mars, Earth, and Venus. It is a small star that, like a shining star, longs for moments of glory.

(3661) ORFEO is an ancient Greek legend of love, loss, and temptation. It is the story of a musician and poet who could tame wild beasts. Some of his most memorable feats were saving the Argonauts from the Harpies, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and calming the waters at the passage of the Symplegades, among others. However, he could not recover his love, Eurydice, who after being bitten by a snake succumbed to the depths of the underworld.

(3661) ORFEO is a performative proposal focused on the voice, where everything arises from the depths of the vocal cords. The sounds intermingle, generating rhythms, tensions, and attractions. They transform into images showing all their sensory capacity, and they tell stories of love, loss, and triumphs.

(3661) ORFEO is a proposal presented as a result of the research project of the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación identified as PID2020-116186RA-C32.

Duration (minutes)

20

What is needed

- Stereo DI Box for Audio XLR inputs
- Microphone stands (3x)
- Projector with HDMI
- Table 1m x 2m
- Chairs (5x)
- Power connection at performance position (15x)

What the artists brings

On a sound level, the performance will mainly use processed voice, with 5 different voice takes. The elements used are computers and voice and sound effects in general.
On a visual level, the voice will generate images that will be processed and mixed using a video mixer, and the final output will be a single image.

ARGOS' OWN EQUIPMENT •
1. 5 personal computers •
2. Sound card/mixer with 10 inputs •
3. Video mixer. •
4. 5 microphones and various effects for them. •
5. Complete cabling to connect ARGOS' devices

  • AV Performance
  • Generative
  • Experimental Electronics

Authors

ARGOS
ARGOS

Spain Valencia, Madrid, Alicante

Events

LPM 2023 Münster
LPM 2023 Münster
Friday, 14 April 2023

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