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Makela (a.k.a SOLU) is finnish media+live cinema artist,
teacher, investigator and cultural activist residing in
Barcelona. |
Her trajectory has led her from shamanistic studies to art.
From art to media art and design. From media art to organization
of events and workshops on contemporary digital culture. As
part of fiftyfifty.org collective (until 2002), she organized
Hacker Techniques workshop, Gameboy soundlab, Playtime event
amongst ther activities.
She has given lectures on various themes including robots,
audiovisual culture, tactical sound and her own artistic work.
She has written articles on different subjects, including
Vjing and Micromusic (Repellent Magazine). Her discussion
with Vanni Brusadin was published in “Anarchitexts-Essays
in Global Digital Resistance” (2002).
In 2004 she launched dorkbot.org in Barcelona presenting people
who do strange things with electricity every other month
in the local gallery Metronom. Her latest ocupation is PUBLIC.BCN
which concentrates all her audiovisual activities under the
same label (workshops, events, AVcommunity, site-spesific
projects, ideas....)
She started performing visuals as part of audiovisual improvisational
band called DADATA in 2001 and after the dissolution of the
group she continued as SOLU. She has collaborated with many
experimental musicians including Heidi Mortenson and Dj Rupture.
With Mortenson she opened Transmediale festival in Berlin
2004 and performed at Zagreb Biennale of Music, Cimatics-festival
in Brussels and Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki (2003).
She has also performed at various other festivals including
SONIC ACTS in Amsterdam, SONAR festival in Barcelona, AVIT
in Birmingham, MAPPING in Geneve and TRANSIT_MX in Mexico
City.
Her experimental music videos have been widely exhibited in
festivals around the world: Xfest, Impact, Sonar, etc. Her
style ranges from minimal abstractions and strongly processed
material to multilayered ambiental landscapes. She processes
her visual material with MAX/MSP/JITTER and other programmes
like Isadora.
In 2006 she published her thesis on LIVE CINEMA language and
elements, (Medialaboratory, Helsinki) which gathers her experience
on realtime visuals. IN 2007 she edited a special issue on
LIVE CINEMA for a:minima magazine. Her latest workshop titled
”Audiovisual Realtime Creation” took place in
Spain, Germany, Belgium, Finland and Mexico.
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Makela (a.k.a SOLU) de origen finlandesa se dedica a
la practica y enseñansa del arte audiovisual
en tiempo real, investigación independiente y
activismo cultural. Actualmente reside en Barcelona. |
Su trajectoria la ha llevado desde
estudios del chamanismo al arte. Desde el arte a las nuevas
medias y el diseño digital. Desde las nuevas medias
a la organización de eventos y workshops de cultura
digital post-contemporanea. Formó parte del colectivo
fifityfifty.org (hasta 2002) y organizó talleres como
"Tecnicos de Hackers", "Gameboy Soundlab"
y "Playtime" evento entre otras actividades.
Ha dado presentaciónes sobre varios temas incluido
robotica, cultura audiovisual, sonido tactico y su trabajo
artistico. Ha escrito articulos sobre temas como VJng y Micromusic.net
(Repellent Magazine). En 2004 inició dorkbot.org en
Barcelona que presentó "la gente que hacen cosas
raras con electricidad.." en la galeria Metronom. Su
ultima ocupación es PUBLIC.BCN, que concentra todas
sus actividades bajo del mismo "sello" y su colaboración
con RadioPaca y teatro Conservas.
Solu empezó realizar visuales en directo en la banda
improvisacional DADATA en 2001 y despues de su disolución
continuaba bajo el nombre SOLU.
Ha colaborado con varios músicos experimentales como
Heidi Mortenson y Dj Rupture. Con Mortenson abrió el
festival Transmediale en Berlin 2004. Ha actuado en cientos
de eventos incuido Zagreb Biennale of Music, Cimatics-festival(Bruselas),
Museo de Arte Contemporario (Helsinki), SONIC ACTS (Amsterdam),
SONAR festival (Barcelona), AVIT (Birmingham), MAPPING (Ginebra),
TRANSIT_MX (Ciudad de Mexico), Live Cinema Nights (San Jose),
Museo Nacional de Mujeres en Arte (Washington DC) etc....
Sus videoclips experimentales han sido exhibidos en Xfest,
Impact, Sonar, FLACC, etc y publicado en DVDs. Su estilo visual
ha sido describido como "La versión digital de
la poesia de William Blake". Su herramientas incluyen
MAX/MSP/JITTER, Isadora, Modul8 entre otros.
En el año 2006 publicó su tesis sobre la lenguage
de LIVE CINEMA(Medialaboratory, Helsinki) como resultado de
su experiencia en el campo de los audiovisuales en tiempo
real. En 2007 editó un número especial sobre
LIVE CINEMA para la revista a:minima. Su ultimo taller titulado
"Creación audiovisual en tiempo real" tomó
lugar en España, Belgica, Alemania, Finlandia y Mexico.
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