GabrielCastilloAguero [email protected]/grita.comwww.aloardi.org
“Drawandsound,processsoundmoreanddrawapicture,listentothesoundatmosphereandcontinuedrawing.Watchasthewaterfalls,wetandmakeasensoryvideo:thisisnotmakingart,butjustlooktothesun'sglaremanifest-ingonthewaterandInolongerneedtowrite.” IworkandIexpresspoeticallyinvariousmedia,includingdrawing,writing,andespeciallytheelectronic-newmediaforgraphic,audiovisualandsoundwork. Playing with children and young people we hack toy guns and turnthemintosoundinstruments,makingglitchesandmodulationsinsoundandlight.Iappreciatethenatureofthedigitalerror–audibleorvisual,andinno-cently inducebasic code editors, de-contextualizing electronics, overcomingtheir logical functionality,andrevealingtheirnaturalspirit. Iamlookingforcontextual demonstrations, almost synesthetic epiphanies; electronic inven-tivecraftsmanship, createanElectro-Kaleidoscopeandspark frenzycoloursontheeyes.Ibuildoscillatorfrequencies:browsingtheharmonics,generatedbythecollisionofbouncingfrequenciesinaspace.Discoveranenvironmentitsmythologyanditsspiritualancestor;sensingelectromagnetismandmakethesiteasonorousverse.
Image:PortraitphotoofGabrielCastillo,‘Inducciónde¨error¨Scanner’,2005,Lima(PE)
AlternoExperimentalvideo,2015,Lima(PE)Contemplation/texture
Alternoisasmallvisualessayexploring,observingandrecordingdailylifeinthecityofLima.Enter-Exitfeeling.
Otherrelatedexperiences(selection):Maldorado,2008,MadredeDios,(PE)Ilatio,2007,Lima(PE)Lu,2011,SauPaulo(Br)Iri,2012,Lima(PE)
Image:CapturadepantallavideoAlterno
Evasion#4 Concertseries,2013-present,Lima(PE)Experimentation/soundandvisual
Evasionbeganasaseriesofconcertsandinitslatestedition,tooktheformofFestival.AlleditionsofEvasionwerecharacterisedbyseekingtheexchangeofexperiencesbetweenforeignvisitorsandartistsofthePeruvianenvironment;Evasionisaninvitationtoactandtodiscardsensoryandspatially.
Takingthesoundasanexpressivephenomenon,usingthisasarawmaterial,highlightingitsnature,overcomingthestigmaofwhatisMusical.Playspacesor create new spaces for sonic emission and perception. Awakening explo-rationandexperimentationthroughimage,soundandlight.TheseweresomeoftheideashandledinEVASION#4FestivalinFebruary2015.EVASION#4,North Independence district, Lima (PE) 2015. Production: Aloardi Associa-tion,withthesupportofMondrianFund,CircuitoEspacioConoNorte,TúpacCultural Association, Grita. Photos by Castillo & López. Curated by GabrielCastillo.OthereditionsEvasion:Evasion#1,SupportedbyAloardi/ACI,2013,LimaEvasion#2,SupportedbyAloardi/ApolloRecords/Cuarso,Grita,2014LimaEvasion#3,SupportedbyCuarso/Aloardi,PuebloLibre,2015,Lima
Image:FlyerEVASION#4,designbyJabLemur
GLITCHACollectiveexhibitionabouttheerror,2015,NewYork(USA)Error/Glitch
Glitchawasasmallexhibitionofworksonthemistakemadebypeoplefromdifferent countries, addressing the error, from its philosophical, formal andinterferentialaspects.
Myiirstworksdatemadewith‘failures’date2001-2002.TheseerrorsweremadewithreproducingequipmentofVHStapes.SubsequentlyIdevelopedaseriesofworkswithreferencetothedigitalerror,approachingthisalterationthroughbasiceditorslikeDOS-edit,withwhichitcouldmisleadimageiilesofdigitalaudioandvideo.TheseexplorationsdecantedintoexhibitionsofPost-mistakeandartwork.UntilnowIresearchanddevelopavarietyofproposalsrelatedtothecapture,inductionandgenerationoferrorinanaloganddigitaliiles. In train stations, telephone booths, public transport, as well as inequipmentsasscanners,printers,radiologymachines,etc.
Otherevents,exhibitions,relatedtoerror:DigitalPostExposureMiroquezadaroomGarlands,2004,Lima Artware,digitalartexhibition,2005,Lima
Image:FlyerofGlitcha,exhibitionatLudlowSt,NewYork,CuratedbyPaolaTorres.2015,NewYork.
IRIVisual-soundproject,2015-2011,Lima(PE)Light/experimentationworkshops
ThisduoprojectwithGisellaLopezaimstoexperimentwithstillimagesandtranslate them loudly,modulating the sound through light sensors, lookingand dynamic variation in the sound incidence projected light, generatingsoundandvisual iridescence. Iri, offersworkshops for childrenandadoles-cents,relatedtoitsworkingwithsensorsandlight.
Otherprojectsaudiovisualexperimentationand/orsound:Triac(incollaborationwithOmarRolandoCordovaandApollo),experimentalprojectusinghomemadecircuitry,2010-2008,Lima(PE)Castillo, personal sound and audiovisual project using analog devices anddigitalprocessing2015-2001,Lima(PE)JabLemur&Castillo,2015,Lima(PE)
Sound,video&photography:Iri,Conciertotecho,2012,(PE)Iri,Experimentaciónvisual4,2012,(PE)Iri,Photograph,2015–2011,LimaTriac,¨Larebelióndelosartefactos¨,Sudamericaelectrónica,2010,(Arg) Triac,MIS,2011,SauPaulo,(Br)Castillo,FestivalAsimetriaV,2009,Arequipa(PE) Castillo,Wankanoise,2009.Huancayo,(PE)JabLemur&Castillo,ARRA,Trucorecords,2015,Lima JabLemur&Castillo,2015,Lima Image:Iri,GisellaLopez,2012,Lima
CASTILL_ONResearchproject,2015-2010,Junin(PE)ArtiYicialprogrammingenvironments/Yires
Researchworldview, ideas andmindsets handledwhen designing and con-structingiireworks,calledCastillones,inthepopularfestivalsinPeru,makingananalogywith the structures anddesignsPatches graphicalprogrammingenvironmentssuchasMaxMSPorPureData.Reference:Blogwithsomeim-agesrelated toregistration ¨Castill_on¨projectdevelopmentBlog: JorgeFer-nadez,Photography(portfolio):IvánPeña,Junin(PE),Partners:GisellaLopez(PE),CarlosCastillo(PE)ConcepciónHuerta(MX)
Otherrelatedresearch:>ResearchonexperimentalandpopularmusicinPeru.2015-2001(PE)¨Son Ido¨,VideodocumentaryonsoundexperimentationandLatinAmericainLima,AsymmetryFestival,2010inLima(PE)StreetmusicinLimaandprovinces,video_registros,2015-2004,(PE)
>Soundresearchandiieldrecordings2015-2001,Lima(PE)¨ElgritodelaYacumama¨,soundresearchinthePeruvianjungleofMadredeDios,collectiveAloardiandAPO33,2008(PE-FR),relatedtext:HybridSoundSpaces Zones Radical Change, Alejandra Perez, Christian Galarreta andGabrielCastillo.Photographicrecord,soundbankinginWashingtonSquare,2004,Lima(PE).
InductorCircuitBendingProject,2015-2014,Lima(PE)Circuitbending/electromagneticrecycling
InductoristhedevelopmentofanaudiovisualspeechusingTVs,electromag-neticsensors,radioinductorsandinterventionintheRCAports,usingtech-niquesofCircuitBendingandDIYculture.Photography:GisellaLopez,audio-visual Register: GL & G. C. Advisory: electromagnetic sensing devices andChristianGalarreta(Aloardi).
Otherrelatedprojects:Operatedsoundtoys,Aloardi,CulturalCenterofSpain,2010,LimaNoisygreetingcards.Aloardiworkshop,2010,LimaPistolasruidosa,circuitbending,AloardiWorkshop,2010,Lima Image:Impro-noiseinductorFestival#2,PhotographyGisellaLopez,Lima
ElectroKaleidoscopioElectronicCraft,Scream,2015-2013,Lima(PE)Electronics/Design
ElectroKaleidoscopeisadevicebuiltbycraftsmenproducedcollaboratively,workandelectronicdesign.Conceptandelectronics:GabrielCastillo,GisellaLopezandOmarCordova.Design:WilhelmSchütze.
OtherexperiencesofElectronicArts:Matrioskasoscillatorsandeffects,Scream,2015-2013,LimaPoeticmachines,BeehiveStudio&GabrielCastillo2015LimaElectromagnetictransducers,constructionandapplicationsinsoundexperi-mentation,Aloardi,2007,LimaImage:DesignofElectroKaleidoscopiocoveragebyWilhelmSchütze
ResentmentDrawings,graphs,storiesandpoems,2015,Lima(PE)Irrationality/Epiphanie
Theyaredifferentexpressions Imakeaway to log intoahandbook, all en-tries, stories, poems and drawings are there for epiphanies vivenciadas,eventswithoutlogicalorrationalexplanation.
Otherrelatedexperiences:Drawings,graphicallog.Scream,2015-2000,LimaPoetryviae-mailandsomeworkpoéticos_graphics,CarlaTapiaandGabrielCastillo,2006-2001,Lima
Image:Resenti_miento,inkdrawing,page1,scaneo,2015,Lima
HumaquinasWorkshop,EducationalProject,#IdeaLab,EFT,2015,Lima(PE)Modularelectronic/collaborativeknowledge
Humaquinas is oriented to rethink the body and its relationshipwith tech-nology workshop seeks to enable participants to develop and design ¨Hu-maquinas¨usinganalogand/ormodulartechnology,fosteringcollaborativeknowledge.Responsible foreducationandworkshopconcept: JesusMorate,Telefónica Foundation Space. Design and implementation of the workshop:GabrielCastillo.Contributors:RachelandChristianSanchez.
Othereducationalexperiences:WorkshopElectroreciclado,EFT,2014,LimaElectroniccreativeworkshopforchildren,spaceship,2012,ravine,LimaArtworkshopandelectronicsforchildren&parents,2015-2014,EFT,Lima Image:TelefónicaFoundationSpace
