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Do Mushrooms Dream of Electric Humans? A Sound Journey with Nanotopia
Tuesday April 14th from 8pm to 9pm
County Arts Lab, 206 Main st unit 2E, Picton
Join interdisciplinary artists Nanotopia (Tosca Terán and Andrei Gravelle) for an evening sound journey at the County Arts Lab, a preview of their upcoming installation at Hotel Confidential.Working with analog modular synthesizers, field recordings, and live signal processing, Nanotopia creates soundscapes that unfold through a quadraphonic spatial environment, allowing tones to drift and circulate through the room.At the heart of the performance is the biodata-sonification of living mycelium. Electrodes grown within fungal mycelium circulate the bio-electrical signals through biodata modules that convert them into control voltages for the synthesizer, enabling the fungi to shape the soundscape in real time.Improvised live, the set moves through deep drones, delicate textures, and shifting rhythms. Guests are invited to lie down, close their eyes, and sink into the sound.Inspired by fungal networks and the hidden life beneath forest floors, the performance offers a glimpse into Nanotopia’s ongoing exploration of more-than-human collaboration.
please note- we are asking attendees to bring a yoga mat, or blanket to lie on to enjoy the sound bath. Chairs will also be available for folks who prefer to sit.
For more info about Hotel Confidential click here
Nanotopia is the experimental electronic collaboration of Andrei Gravelle (They/Them) and Tosca Terán (She/Her). Working with analog modular synthesis, custom Eurorack systems, and live signal processing, they create long-form improvised performances guided by storytelling and oblique strategies. Often presented in immersive or quadraphonic configurations, Nanotopia builds installation performances in which sound behaves as a living environment rather than a fixed composition. Their sets unfold through evolving textures, spatial movement, and feedback systems, inviting deep listening and expanded perceptions of time. Central to their practice is collaboration with more-than-human intelligences. Terán has travelled internationally, recording biodata from fungi, lichens, seaweeds, and mosses, translating their bio-electrical activity into control voltages that shape synthesis, visuals, and spatial sound in real time. These bio-responsive systems extend into VR and installation contexts, creating shared sonic ecosystems co-authored by human and biological processes. Nanotopia’s work has been presented internationally, including at Ars Electronica, Venice Film Festival Immersive, and AMAZE.
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This price allows us to cover most of the costs of running the event.
This price is available to those who find the other two options too high for their household.
