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INSIDE OUT (I/O) - I/O Field trip
• the electronic musician conducted a special demonstration for 15 teens of the Meridian Internship Program (MIP)
• 7 teens from Meridian Internship Program (MIP) attend the performance at The Red Poppy Art House - featuring performances by Lulacruza as well as sound artist Loren Chasse, video artist Cecilia Elguero and cellist Agnes Szelag.
View Video of artist presentation before the field trip:
| Luis Maurette | ||
| Luis Maurette is an Argentinian-born electronic musician, sound and multimedia artist currently living between Buenos Aires and Oakland, California. A nomad since childhood, Luis' artistic vision is born out of his many homes throughout North and South America; the natural world, and the different indigenous people who have inhabited these places across the continent.
He received a BA in both Music Production and Engineering and Music Synthesis from Berklee College of Music and attended the French institute CCMIX in Paris to study electronic music. He more recently completed an MFA in Electronic Music and the Recording Media from Mills College in Oakland, California. He has performed and released music, among other places, in USA, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, France, Sweden, Spain, Italy and Brazil. He is also co-founder of the environmentally conscious NY-based art non-profit artist organization Eidolon Culture and Program Assistant for the San Francisco based nonprofit, Nexmap. His work delves into several worlds, including improvisation, production, electro-acoustic composition, video, art/sound installation and multimedia performances. Among his numerous collaborators are Alejandra Ortiz, Luciana Sanz [aka lu(x)z], June Watanabe, Ben Bracken, Gregg Kowalsky, Rhea Volij and Joo Won Park. His music is a continuous exploration of nature, ancestry, culture and spirit, a practice that is in constant growth and is directly influenced by the indigenous essence that is universal to all human origin. www.luismaurette.net |
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| Lulacruza | ||
| Lulacruza instinctively weaves female vocals, South American instruments, found sound objects and field recordings through electronic manipulation. A duo from Argentina and Colombia, Luis Maurette and Alejandra Ortiz make primal songs which combine improvising, channeling and working with the tangible aspects of sound.
Their music unfolds as hypnotic prayers and electronic pop with lush vocals; aquatic textures and up-tempo, handcrafted South American rhythms. Alejandra Ortiz and Luis Maurette met in 2004 while studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. Sharing deep love for indigenous, folk, electronic and experimental music, they’ve since been traveling and playing together. Lulacruza released their debut album in Argentina in May 2006. Since then they have been traveling and playing in various cities and countries. They are currently based in the San Francisco bay area, where they are Artists-in-Residence at the Red Poppy Art House and work on material for their second album. www.lulacruza.com » Back To Top |
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| Meridian Gallery - Meridian Interns Program (MIP) | ||
Founded in 1996, the Meridian Interns Program (MIP) is a paid internship for low-income teens from all over San Francisco in which Artist Instructors integrate art-making workshops with training in job-related skills. The Society for Art Publications of the Americas applies for support to sustain its Meridian Interns Program which uses a designated studio in its non-profit Meridian Gallery as a base for experiential work in the arts. Youth are taught by a team of five or six artists. Conceived as a natural offshoot of the programming of Meridian Gallery, MIP transforms the knowledge and energy of the people and resources associated with Meridian Gallery into a unique educational experience, providing approximately 34 youth each year the chance to work with and learn from professional interdisciplinary artists. |
