Nacho Durán

Nacho Durán is a multimedia artist and creator of the first videoblog made in South America (Sao Paulo, Brazil) from June 2003 Videoblog Feitoamouse: http://www.feitoamouse.org/videoblog] Videoblog Feitoamouse: First videoblog made in South America [http://www.feitoamouse.org/videoblog/03/junio/030615.htm First video-post, June 15, 2003] ] , a diary composed by soundless loop videos from a photo sequence made with a portable webcam.

Biography

Nacho Durán was born in Oviedo, Spain in 1979 and he lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil since 2001. He's graduated as Multimedia Designer and works as designer, programmer, VJ and as a teacher in Academia Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo Academia Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo: http://www.aicinema.com.br] .

As a VJ he performed individually or with the collectives VisualRadio VisualRadio: http://www.visualradio.com.br] , Coletivo Virtual Coletivo Virtual: http://www.coletivovirtual.com.br] , TeleKommandoTeleKommando: http://www.telekommando.net] and ShowskillsShowskills-UK: http://www.showskills.com] in clubs and festivals: T.E.M.P.T.E.M.P.: http://www.digitalenemy.com.br] , Skol Beats, Nokia Trends, Eletrônika, Motomix, FILE Hipersônica Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] , VJbr VJbr: http://www.vjbr.org] , Contrabando, Dezcalabro, in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Portugal.

He also participates in lectures and workshops about VJing and multimedia production for Internet and mobile phones.

VJing Software

Visual-log

Derived from Feitoamouse Videoblog, the application Visual-Log Visual-Log: http://www.feitoamouse.org/v-log] was first showed at FILE Hipersônica 2004 Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] with the project ‘V-log + AudioCidade’ with Célio Dutra.

randoX

randoXrandoX: http://www.feitoamouse.org/randox] is an interface for PC and Mac OS for audiovisual projections developed since 2004 by Nacho Durán, with Macromedia Director and Lingo language. RandoX works with images (jpeg and gif), audio (wav and mp3), video (mov and mp4, texts (txt) and fonts. It's part of the research group Corposcópio Corposcópio website: http://www.lucialeao.pro.br/corposcopio] about circular dances, VJing and wireless technologies, directed by new media researcher and artist Lúcia LeãoLúcia Leão: http://www.lucialeao.pro.br] .

Main works

*2007 SP_Mobile - Interactive video installation that makes possible to visualize and manipulate audio and video files with the use of any mobile device with a built-in camera. The audio and video footage chosen to be part of the database shows the city of Sao Paulo from the perspective of the movement and characteristics of mobile devices. Developed in collaboration with Uruguayan media artist Fernando Velázquez and musician and producer Francisco Lapetina. The system was developed with vvvv.

It was first shown in Motomix Art Festival 2007 (Sao Paulo) Motomix Art Music Festival 2007: http://www.motomix2007.com] .

*2007 4mobiles – Recordings made with a mobile phone of a travel to the Peruvian region of Madre de Dios, showing the influences of colonization, globalization and climate change on natives. The authentic images and sounds were deconstructed and synchronized quadriphonically to be played by four mobile phones at the same time.

It was first shown as a video-installation on the 2º Festival Internacional de Arte em Mídias Móveis - arte.movarte.mov: Festival Internacional de Arte em Mídias Móveis: http://www.artemov.net] - in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and as a video on the 21ª Mostra do Audiovisual Paulista Mostra do Audiovisual Paulista: http://www.mostraaudiovisual.com.br] in Sao Paulo (Brazil).

*2005-2007 Desconstruindo Manu ChaoManu Chao: http://www.manuchao.net] , um artista marginal na era digital – 3D work in DVD-ROM made in collaboration with Lúcia Leão Lúcia Leão: http://www.lucialeao.pro.br] and Mariana Rillo. The work was part of the exhibition ‘Bits Flexíveis’ in the Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo: http://www.mis.sp.gov.br] (2005) and in the Electronic Language International Festival, 2007 in Sao Paulo and 2008 in Rio de JaneiroFestival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] .

*2006-2007 Pares (des)conexos - CD-ROM application made in collaboration with Mariana Rillo. It was part of the exhibition of Electronic Language International Festivalin Sao Paulo (2006) and in Rio de Janeiro (2007) Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] .

*2006 Corposcópio – interactive and collaborative multimedia performance with Lucia Leão Lúcia Leão: http://www.lucialeao.pro.br] , Fernando Velázquez Fernando Velázquez: http://www.blogart.com] , Rodrigo Gontijo, Dudu Tsuda, Leonora Fink, Giselle Fink, Andrea Leoncini and Andrea Soares.

*2005 Vedute di San Paolo Moderna – audiovisual performance with the collective TeleKommando Scherz inside the festival Electronic Language International Festival Hipersônica 2005 Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] .

*2003-2005 A cidade utópica - CD-ROM application made with Fernando Velázquez Fernando Velázquez: http://www.blogart.com] , Clício BarrosoClício Barroso: http://www.clicio.com.br] , Alexandre Braso e Leonora Fink. It was part of the exhibitions ‘450 anos da cidade de São Paulo’ (450 years of the city of Sao Paulo) in Sao Paulo City Hall (2004), Electronic Language International Festival in Sao Paulo (2005) and in Rio de Janeiro (2006Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] ).

*2003-2005 Pixzle, uma fábrica de quebra-cabeças digital – website made with Leonora Fink. It was part of the exhibition Electronic Language International Festivalin Sao Paulo (2005) and in Rio de Janeiro (2006) Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] .

*2005 Mosaicópolis – website e urban intervention, coordinated by Mário Ramiro, Eduardo KacEduardo Kac: http://www.ekac.org] and Luiz DuvaLuiz Duva: http://www.liveimages.com.br] . It was showed during the festival Motomix 2005 in Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

*2005 Autos-falantes – Sound urban intervention, coordinated by Mário Ramiro, Eduardo KacEduardo Kac: http://www.ekac.org] , Luiz DuvaLuiz Duva: http://www.liveimages.com.br] and Alex Kid Alex Kid: http://www.alexkid.com] . It was showed in the streets of Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

*2004 DesEu, um auto-retrato digital - CD-ROM application made in collaboration with Mariana Rillo. It was part of the exhibition Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica in Sao Paulo (2004) Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica: http://www.file.org.br] .

Awards

*2007 Honorable Mention at 7th edition of Brazilian Prize 'Prêmio Sergio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia'Prêmio Sérgio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia: http://www.premiosergiomotta.org.br/] with the project 'Partidas-Chegadas', developed in collaboration with Marcus Bastos.

External links

* [http://www.nachoduran.es Nacho Durán website]

References