The electronic music and digital art festival Semibreve returns for its 14th edition, which will take place in various locations in the city of Braga, such as the Bom Jesus Sanctuary, the Immaculate Chapel, the Theatro Circo and the gnration, between October 24 and 27.
This year, as part of EDIGMA SEMIBREVE Scholar, an initiative that rewards artistic creation in the higher education student community, the festival is hosting installations designed by students from the Portuguese Catholic University's School of the Arts.
Symbiophone, an installation created by Jéssica Pereira Gaspar, as part of her PhD in Science and Technology of the Arts, will be on display during the event. +info
Symbiophone
Beneath the tracks we tread in the forest, there are also ghostly beings that formulate silent dialogues in misunderstood languages. Just as neurons enable communication between different parts of the brain, the mycorrhizal network, formed by the symbiosis between fungal mycelium and tree roots, allows interspecies interaction, connecting the forest. Based on considerations of what it means to exist in symbiosis and on different interfaces for communication, this installation arises from an investigation centered around three questions: How do human sounds affect mycelium? How does noise from highways or busy areas affect mycelium growth? Is it possible, through the use of sound frequencies, to create a sonic maze that influences the growth pattern of mycelium?
