MMessy Oscillators is a band that performs experimental electronic music. It was created as an outcome of the audio section of I’MM_ and has made to date a number of well-received appearances at art festivals, concert venues and in Zagreb galleries always in a different line-up because of the numerous members involved. MMessy Oscillators mostly uses DIY electronic instruments like theremins, oscillators, DIY synthesizers and effects, guitar pedals, piezoelectric sensors, living systems-based instruments, touchtone, vintage electronic instruments, circuit bent toys, hacked gadgets, computer trash, etc.
Concert Video Screening was taken during Device_art 4.012, October, 2012, Zagreb with band members: Ana Dumbović, Tin Dožić, Vana Gaćina, Andro Giunio, Ana Horvat, Deborah Hustić, Ksenija Ladić, Ivo Korečić and Matija Vojvodić.
VJ-ing: Tanja Minarik
SoundPlant2SoundBox installation is based on the connection between a living system – plant with an electronic device – theremin, producing a sound through DIY SoundBox.
The electro-biological principle of this connection is based on the characteristic of succulent plants, known as water storers, producing high sensitivity to touch due to their huge conductivity possibilities.
The principle behind the Scanner Camera from Hrvoje Spudić is essentially the same as with every other camera: photosensitive material is placed in a dark box and illuminated through a lens. The only difference here is that the photosensitive material (silver based emulsion in classical photography) is replaced by the scanner’s sensor. The scanner that was used is a Canon LiDE 20. It uses a "contact image sensor" (CIS) – basically a black and white sensor, which is periodically illuminated by red, green and blue LEDs to get a color image. By removing the LEDs, I was able to get enough light only from the lens (a 137mm lens, taken from a Kodak instant camera). The lens is placed 137mm from the sensor. It then accurately projects the image of the subject in front of it onto the scanner sensor. The final result is a scanned black and white digital image of the subject in front of the camera.
I'MM_ Medialab (HR)
I’MM_ Media lab was founded in June 2011 in Zagreb as part of the programme Culture of Change in the Student Centre. I’MM_ consists of three platforms: a) a hacklab − workshop; b) open weekend workshops with local and international lecturers/hackers/artists and c) a media lab (theory, curatorial practice, lectures by international experts / speakers in the area of intermedia arts). The I’MM_ project has rapidly become recognised as a must on the domestic and international scene, the objectives of it being the strengthening of artistic and curatorial praxes and the opening of programmes for the education of the population at large, enabling a greater number of multilayered cooperative ventures and coproductions among the participants themselves following the concepts of open source hardware, shareable and crowdsourcing. I’MM_ organises workshops for young and old, professionals and enthusiasts, artists and scientists, hackers and designers, engineers and architects. The objective here is to create new realities of intermedia and new media practices, in line with world trends such as DIY (do-it-yourself) and DIWO (do-it-with-others), hacking and inter-leafing of high technology with lowtech. I’MM_ is composed of several sections: hands-on electronics, biohacking, audio section, art section (visual art, installations, net art, intermedia art, new media art), VJing, 3D printing, Balkan rocketry, robotics and wearable technology.
Workshops: Artduino presents you with Arduino, Hackteria DIY biolab, Theremin, Basics of Electronics, Neanderthal electronics – Sound Box, Electronic Creatures – Solar Robotics, DIY Arduino − Arduino from Scratch, 3D printing − Ultimaker, Digital botanics, Agar is the Media, Arduino Programming, BioHacking Vs. BioPunk, Electronic Miniatures and so on. Festivals: Velesajam kulture, Kiblix & MFRU, Pedalafest, Eclectic Tech Carnival, Ganz Novi Festival, EEII, Free Festival, HomeMade, Device_art 4.012 ...
Concerts of Messy Oscillators: as guests of Cirkulacija 2 in the Mochvara Gallery, June, 2012; Greta Gallery, June, 2012; Ganz Novi Festival, September, 2012; Device_art 4.012, October, 2012; performance as support act for Tides from Nebula (Poland), Man Zero (Croatia) in Mochvara Club, November, 2012; performance with Marc Dusseiller Dusjagr @ Velesajam kulture (Fair of Culture), December, 2012, Club SC.
Hrvoje Spudić studies architecture and is into DIY electronics and photography. He is one of the technical advisers of I’MM_ Media lab Culture of Change at the SC. He takes part with his works at exhibitions, concerts and presentations of I’MM_ lab, and with his Scanner Camera work took part, as I’MM member, in Device_art 4.012.
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