[spectre] New podcast: conversation with sound artist Hugo Esquinca

[Radio Web MACBA]

New podcast: Mexican sound artist Hugo Esquinca
<https://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/sonia-322-hugo-esquinca>’s work is a
multi-layered crust, intentionally obfuscated through excess, deliberately
hard to peel. Scraping off layers of obfuscation in this dense network of
transductive interactions gets you nowhere, cause those layers are
precisely what Hugo uses in order to expose you (and himself) to a sort of
sensory overload. We discuss with Hugo how growing up in the hyperchaos of
Mexico City relates to his fascination with speed, overabundance and
syncretism.

Podcast: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia/sonia-322-hugo-esquinca

Hugo Esquinca’s work is a multi-layered crust, intentionally obfuscated
through excess, deliberately hard to peel. Scraping off layers of
obfuscation in this dense network of transductive interactions gets you
nowhere, cause those layers are precisely what Hugo uses in order to expose
you (and himself) to a sort of sensory overload. Well beyond aesthetic
judgements, more akin to the mind lock scene in THX 1138 than to an average
listening experience. Yet Hugo’s mind lock is not only intended for the
human listener – the chain of events and processes involved in his music
are also being subjected to a quasi-seizure, brought to its very limits. In
fact, a good portion of Hugo’s work relies and revolves on the exploration
of those fuzzy boundaries. Whether by testing the listener’s ability to
process sonic density and amplitude, or by pushing down on the functional
event horizon of whatever system he utilises (from computers to trusty
cardioid microphones), Hugo’s live recordings, site-specific installations
and recorded pieces are a constant celebration of that in-between,
dream-like grey area, and the collapse that comes with it.


*Music by Hugo Esquinca, produced and conceived for this purpose.
Co-produced by Lighthouse (Brighton). This podcast is part of Re-Imagine
Europe, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.*

*E/N/J/O/Y!!!!*
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