The works of intermedia artist Marko Batista are concerned with homemade electro-acoustic processes at the intersection of electronic sound, technology and contemporary art.
As part of Performativa, he will present a new sonic piece which is an offshoot from the installation featured in the Extended Vision exhibition and his extensive years of sound experimentation, since his work is rooted in the examination of the phenomenology of sound resonances within the space and the development of dynamic, self-generating systems.
The history of electroacoustic art reveals the complex presence of sound in relation to temporality and the architecture in which it appears. This time the artist shapes his characteristic experimental sound with modular interfaces and a homemade loudspeaker system, which will be presented for the first time at Cukrarna: it consists of ten loudspeakers in a "horn" version that produce a unique directed sound. The modular interfaces consist of programmed microcontrollers that utilise gravity, fluctuation and a string object to create an instrument or infrastructure for a performative interplay of microtonal, spatial and sub-bass compositions. The elements are not merely tools but means to transform space and time through the architectural character of Cukrarna's central venue.
With subtly refined frequency modulations and dynamic rhythmic structures, Marko Batista creates experimental soundscapes that shape the spatial perception of listening and build a bridge between performative sound art and contemporary electroacoustic aesthetics.
Marko Batista is a Ljubljana-based sound experimentalist and intermedia artist. He graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana before completing his master's degree at Central Saint Martins in London. His work focuses on performative sound practices and spatial sound installations. He explores the relationships in the field of spatial sound and how sound experiences are perceived in specific acoustic environments. His work has been presented at many festivals and galleries nationally and internationally (U3 – Moderna galerija, MSUM Ljubljana, Wonderlab Novi Sad, Tobačna 001, Radart #7, International Festival of Computer Arts 2018, Koordinate zvoka – Radio Študent, Aksioma Project Space ...).
