Beat Busters XYZ, an interactive audio-visual installation which aims at demonstrating the melodic nature of our environment – more precisely, the resonance of people’s footsteps. Even though the floor on which we walk sometimes seems neutral and monochromatic, the sound of our shoes made from different materials give a certain melody and rhythm, which we rarely perceive. The project demonstrates that even our walk can generate music. The Beat Busters XYZ installation can be used by one person or more people at once, and the result can vary from a calming ambience to a chaotic one – depending on the surfaces on which one walks on and the behaviour of the audiences.
Beat Busters XYZFilip Borelli (HR), Damjan Blažun (HR)
interactive audio-visual installation
Filip Borelli (HR)
Filip Borelli is a Croatian new media artist engaged in research of interaction of light, sound, movement and music. He graduated in Zagreb, Department of Animated film and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts and at the Faculty of Economics. In his works, he often employs scientific approaches to the research of natural phenomena. Kinetic sculptures, interactive installations, performances and experimental films form the core of his artistic expression. He has been a performer and musician since 2009 and is a member of the Croatian Music Union. His awards include second place at the 35th Youth Salon of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists for his work Space Feedback Music (Vibrations of space) in 2020. He has participated in numerous exhibitions and festivals in Croatia and abroad, including the Silbersalz Festival (DE), Touch Me festival (HR), IAB – Industrial Art Biennial (HR), Blockheide Leuchtet (AT), Wir wollen das DAS (AT) and MTF – Music and Technology Festival (DE).
Damjan Blažun (HR)
Damjan Blažun, a musical producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and audio engineer. In the past ten years he has worked with Chui, The Frajle, Kandžija i Gole žene, Kristijan Rahimovski, Tena Novak, Žen and other musicians. His engagement in various films and advertising as author, foley artist, engineer and composer has enabled him to present his work at Pula Film Festival, Festival of short film Zagreb, Zagreb Film Festival and others. In the past years he has worked at Radio Student in Zagreb as radio host, DJ and producer of a live music radio show. At the moment he is active in Mimika Orkestar, his own project Blackprint, the Croatian-Slovene band called On, the Slovene band Person from Porlock, Vibra Studio, MIMO, Vibrabox project and Indirekt festival. He graduated musical production at the SAE Institute.
contact: beat-busters.com
