Theatre Adda: Park Street sessions presents a very special session called Electromagnetic Rituals by Sajjra Galarreta.
Sajjra will be joined by artists from Kolkata and we will have an improv session triggered by Sajjra’s performance called Electromagnetic rituals.
On Dec 23, 2024 from 6.30 pm at Alliance Française du Bengale, Park St, Kolkata. Entry is free and open to all.
Electromagnetic Rituals by Sajjra Xhrs Galarreta
Since 2006, Sajjra has been researching the artificial electromagnetic emissions, their impact on our society and their qualities as material to produce audiovisual experiences and content. As a result of this research he has developed performances, sound walks and publications such as: “Invisible Sonic Debris and Continuity” (2007), “Computer Music is Dead” (2009), “Magnetism: Attraction and Repulsion” (2009), “HiperOido” (2013), “Amplified Hearing & Electrosmog” (2014), and “Electromagnetic & Acoustic Detritus” (2016), among others.
“Electromagnetic Rituals” is a new project that consists of recycling the invisible waves of the electrosmog (electromagnetic fields) and the tangible devices that emit them to produce public erformance1 that explores the enhancement of acousmatic and psychoacoustic effects through interaction with the audience.
“When we accept the needs generated by technological progress and its commercialization, we are reaffirming our mutant condition as urban beings. We live surrounded by imperceptible electromagnetic fields coming from our communication technologies. We accept them as something normal in our daily life, despite the consequences they generate in our physiology. This electrosmog is the pollution of our modern societies. The recycling of this invisible waste to induce artistic performances refers to the physiological self-destruction and dependence that technological production and human creativity intrinsically entail.” (Sajjra Xhrs Galarreta, Documenta 14, Kassel, 2017).
About Artist Sajjra Xhrs Galarreta Pando
Sajjra Xhrs Galarreta Pando — Peruvian artist, is one of the important figures of South American underground – with an extensive experience in multimedia art, song-writing and electroacoustic music composition..Going back and forth from Europe, Asia, Middle East Latin America and his homeland, He has been experimenting with music, noise and the arts in a strictly DIY way since 1995 and He has released more than one hundred publications on labels of different countries. This philosophy has led him to expand his poetry into realms such as song writing, installation art, software-hardware hacking, free improvisation, electro acoustic and psychoacoustic compositions.His constant metamorphosis has given rise to numerous aliases and side projects: Aloardi, DiosMeHaViolado, Evamuss, Christian Galarreta, Tica, Sajjra and Invisible Architecture among others
About Theatre Adda Park Street Sessions
Theatre Adda are sessions of experiments in performing & performance art practices and is organized by Alliance Française du Bengale and Culture Monks which are held once every month since October 2015 with a break of a few years of COVID & otherwise.
About COOLeaders program
Theatre Adda is part of the Masterpeace COOLeaders program. The Masterpeace COOLeaders is a global program which seeks to instill care for the environment (natural & cultural) and encourage climate action by individuals in their communities. COOLeaders program is also working towards the mental health of youth through the practice of arts, music & sports.
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