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Vlax
I'm a multimedia artist and freelance radio journalist based in Oaxaca, Southern Mexico. Since almost a decade I had been reporting for news services like Radio Bilingue, FSRN, Radio Netherlands and others. In the year 2009 I took part on the Winter Camp Congress in Amsterdam, organized by the Institute of Network Cultures. Now I'm collaborating with the Dyne.org Foundation to distribute Free Culture and lowering hardware requirements to raise freedom of expression around the world. My media and art work is focus on the paradigmatic use of free sortware to use on Journalism, Net Art and Education.
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Warscape Sonata
Remixing information related to the current drug war in Mexico: RSS news channels, microblogging hashtags, and viral videos are used as sources for an electronic registry of the historic moment of militarized Mexico.
This use of the internet within a wartime context is generating interesting forms of digital culture which are the basis of this project.
The information obtained from these sources is manipulated by GNU/Linux software to extract sound archives which are then used to create a noise musical structure that places aesthetic emphasis on the media aspect of the war.
This use of the internet within a wartime context is generating interesting forms of digital culture which are the basis of this project.
The information obtained from these sources is manipulated by GNU/Linux software to extract sound archives which are then used to create a noise musical structure that places aesthetic emphasis on the media aspect of the war.
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Main features
Warscape Sonata is a sound art piece that creates sonic modules to be aired digitally and/or analogically. The project includes also an electronic book about the documentation of the technical aspects of the software used. Additionally it will produce an special audio CD, free media workshops and one download web area.Thi project is distributed with the Free Art Licence.
With this campaign I want to complete some financial requirements to produce and distribute the final product of the project.
Actually I have the support of the Nau Côclea, a Contemporary Creation Center in Camallera Spain, where I will be hosted to produce one version of this piece, as part of the Musica13 Art Residencies. (www.naucoclea.com/es/content/resoluci%C3%B3n-2012/)
Why this is important
What's happening in Mexico?In late 2006, the Mexican federal government (with US support) declared war on the powerful drug trafficking cartels. The civilian population lives trapped in the crossfire amid war propaganda.
More than 50 thousand people have died as a result, including dozens of journalists. This has caused a crisis in information on the violent events which occur daily in Mexico.
Why to make radio art about Mexican NarcoWar?
In Mexico, a lot of civilians use the internet and social networks not only to increase the number of friends and socialize, but also to avoid becoming victims of crossfire. This social experiment with mass media is generating new forms of pop culture charaterized by intense human drama.
For example, Twitter messages about shootouts in progress have become commmon. On YouTube, one can find videos of armed confrontations, interrogations of cartel members, murders or messages from paramilitaries.
This use of the internet within a wartime context is generating interesting forms of digital culture which are the basis of this project.
Warscape Sonata is a tribute to all these innocent people that are triying to survive to the war using social media and common sense.
Goals of the crowdfunding campaign
The principal goal of this campaign is cover the production costs of the project, specially the air ticktes Mexico-Europe, to participate in the Música13 Art Festival organized by the Nau Côclea at Camallera Girona Spain.With this campaign, it will be possible to produce also a special edition of audio CD, and to organize free software workshops and radio performances.
