ON/OFF: Supernova Ensemble

Collaboration is a common and cross-disciplinary practice in various artistic areas during the creative process, and multiple directions arise and are promoted by the individual contributions that amplify the creation of the proposed work. Simultaneously, these contributions also contribute to the advancement of art and the artistry of each individual involved in the process.
ON/OFF is the result of a collaborative process of creation/composition by the hand and eye of the team members involved. It is merely and only a vision and reflection that encompasses various perceptions of a view of the present space that surrounds us. The creative process facilitated an exploration of ideas and elements that were structured and organized to create a solid and correlated discourse between music and image. During the performance, over indefinite periods of time, AI systems and musicians contribute to what can be a reference to a perspectivist view and journey through time. In the performative space, there is an ego chamber that turns on and off, as if it were seen and heard. We compute the future by moving back in time, through our models and records that constitute a possible videography. Artistic Direction: José Alberto Gomes and João Tiago Dias | Electronics: José Alberto Gomes | Percussion: João Tiago Dias | Drums and Percussion: Mário Costa | Saxophone: João Mortágua | Electric Guitar: Miguel Moreira | New Media Artist: Luís Arandas | Sound Designer: Daniel Santos | Composition: SUPERNOVA Ensemble | Acknowledgments: Escola das Artes - Universidade Católica/Porto, Sonoscopia Association | Co-production: Circular Performing Arts Festival | SUPERNOVA Ensemble is part of the Circular's Artist Residency project Acknowledgments to Circular: Escola das Artes - Universidade Católica, Patrícia Vaz, Hugo Ramos, Curtas Metragens CRL