Francesco Meneghini and William Bottin:
SCIAME 1 (swarm one)
Venice, Italy - May 2008
Daydream Fields, Fondazione Buziol/Replay Fast Forward
DESCRIPTION
Nervous swarm of small luminous objects, fluctuating in an air column
their movement generates sound patterns with the aid of a modified Speak & Spell toy.
VIDEO
download (.m4v)
EXPLANATION
tiny pieces of paper are attached with thin cotton strings to a fan and float in the air, illumated by neon Wood lights.
Their movement influences the magnetic field generated by a theremin antenna. This is then converted to midi signals and
sent to a modified TI Speak and Spell toy. The midi flow triggers different rom addresses in the Speak and Spell
speech synthesis memory banks generating an ever-changing soundscape of phonetic glitches and word fragments.
REQUIREMENTS
a sound system (stereo amplified and four speakers), an Electrix MoFX Mk2 unit, all other hardware will be provided by artist.
the installation should be place in a small darkened room on its own.
PHOTOS
BIOS
Francesco Meneghini (1977) media artist working with emotions, technology and perception.
Between art, logic and nature, Meneghini's work are surprising extraterrestrial objects and perceptual experiences.
His work has been presented at: Kunst Museum Basel (2005), Experimenta Design Biennale Lisbona (2005), Plug-In Gallery
and Lichfield Gallery, Basel (2006), Centre Pompidou Paris (2006), Qpaq Concert Hall Brisbane Australia (2006).
He collaborates with cultural institutions and international artists like Kennedy Foundation, La Fura Dels Baus,
Heiner Goebbels, Lucio Dalla, lBiennale di Musica of Venezia and Res Fest.
In 2006 he co-founded the internationalcreative studio Heads Collective
http://www.fra-me.itWilliam Bottin (1977), musician and sound designer
He played and worked cultural institutions including Cannes International Film Festival, Fabrica (Treviso),
Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art (Udine), International Center for Art and Culture Palazzo Te (Mantua),
Speak Truth To Power, Kennedy Memorial Foundation, Strehler Theatre (Milan), Mantova Jazz Festival, Fabbrica Del Vapore (Milan)
and collaborated with artists Lucio Dalla, Richard Dorfmeister, Chicken Lips, Donatella Rettore, Chambao and many others.
He carried out the sound design for the Spanish Pavilion by Antoni Muntadas at the 51st Biennale of Venice and various art
exhibitions such as Gonzaga: La Celeste Galeria (Mantova, 2004), From Chaos To Order and Back (GGG Gallery, Osaka).
He recently performed in the occasion of the 6th Festival of Contemporary Dance of Venice Biennale.
His music is being released by Eskimo Recordings (Belgium), Italians Do It Better (Usa), Bear Funk (Uk).
He's currently writing the soundtrack of the feature film "The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes" (BangorFilms, Usa).
He lives and works in Venice, Italy.
http://www.williambottin.com
CONTACTS
bottin (at) gmail (dot) com
fra (at) fra-me (dot) it
BIOS
Francesco Meneghini (1977) media artist working with emotions, technology and perception.
Between art, logic and nature, Meneghini's work are surprising extraterrestrial objects and perceptual experiences.
His work has been presented at: Kunst Museum Basel (2005), Experimenta Design Biennale Lisbona (2005), Plug-In Gallery
and Lichfield Gallery, Basel (2006), Centre Pompidou Paris (2006), Qpaq Concert Hall Brisbane Australia (2006).
He collaborates with cultural institutions and international artists like Kennedy Foundation, La Fura Dels Baus,
Heiner Goebbels, Lucio Dalla, lBiennale di Musica of Venezia and Res Fest.
In 2006 he co-founded the internationalcreative studio Heads Collective
http://www.fra-me.it
William Bottin (1977), musician and sound designer
He played and worked cultural institutions including Cannes International Film Festival, Fabrica (Treviso),
Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art (Udine), International Center for Art and Culture Palazzo Te (Mantua),
Speak Truth To Power, Kennedy Memorial Foundation, Strehler Theatre (Milan), Mantova Jazz Festival, Fabbrica Del Vapore (Milan)
and collaborated with artists Lucio Dalla, Richard Dorfmeister, Chicken Lips, Donatella Rettore, Chambao and many others.
He carried out the sound design for the Spanish Pavilion by Antoni Muntadas at the 51st Biennale of Venice and various art
exhibitions such as Gonzaga: La Celeste Galeria (Mantova, 2004), From Chaos To Order and Back (GGG Gallery, Osaka).
He recently performed in the occasion of the 6th Festival of Contemporary Dance of Venice Biennale.
His music is being released by Eskimo Recordings (Belgium), Italians Do It Better (Usa), Bear Funk (Uk).
He's currently writing the soundtrack of the feature film "The Boy With The Sun In His Eyes" (BangorFilms, Usa).
He lives and works in Venice, Italy.
http://www.williambottin.com
CONTACTS
bottin (at) gmail (dot) com
fra (at) fra-me (dot) it