METADANCE

Dancing as an art form or a form of communication always has been a medium for human relations. New life realities enforce searching for new possibilities for collaborations. That's how we started: we wanted to dance together but didn't know how because we live on different continents. Both Match and Irina are dancers of the tutting dance style. It requires designing geometrical forms with body movements. In this work, we decided to make our imaginary geometric ideas visible and combine them with digital art. We assume "METADANCE" as communication between us through the ocean of data. Which literally is how we get this done. We practiced via video calls, and after we had had the most challenging shooting in our career. We calculated & matched the setting of cameras and lighting so that the footage looked like they were taken in the same space. What could be interesting about the music creation process is that FAAF recorded the electromagnetic waves of some devices like the internet box, computer, and phone to make the melody of the music. Some of the sounds came from an iPhone's electromagnetic recordings, while sound artist used social media. The internet networks generated frequency streams that FAAF injected into the composition. The sound processes highlight a personal relationship with all this digital data flow. Choreography: Irina Angles and Match VFX artist: Match Sound artist: FAAF