Visual Brasil Festival

17 May 2012

visualbrasil posterVisual Brasil Festival

Visual Brasil, a public audiovisual festival dedicated to video performance art in real time, is celebrating its 10th year in Barcelona this June.

The event aims to bring new trends to the audiovisual world and display them to the public, by promoting international exchange, knowledge and reflection. More than 20 European and South American artists and groups will collaborate in this special anniversary meeting; through a multicultural skills exchange they will explore and create video art, mapping and audio-visual performances by experimenting with familiar and new media.

Audiovisual Performances//

The artists lined up will exhibit a diverse show; from electro music mixed with unique visual performances, to audiovisual grouping with virtual live painting shows.


Visual Brasil 2011: this year it'll be bigger!

There will be performances by NSISTA (Brazil), DJ Mata Hari (Catala)w/Laura Garrido (Seville), My Name Is Ann w/Knoflenka (Czech Rep), KroniKDarling (Catala), Luma, The Flying Saucer (South America), Team Saavedra, Muralists , Class VJ Folcore sculptors, Comanche Territory, Nach Drojan, Zik, United VJ's (Brazil), Pimp Alien, Costinescu Romanian Silviu... (to mention a few). Full line-up here

rosley labrador photo

Mapping//


A key part of the festival, 3D mapping is a global trend of audiovisual production. Investigation of mapping production will be a feature, with a collaboration between Telenoika and United VJs.


Installations & Performances//

Paris-based contemporary art project Dimanche Rouge consists of a wide range of innovative multimedia performances, mixing video, sound, dance, body art, street art and the spoken word.

Ilia Mayer and Naomi Laviana propose a joint audiovisual show devoted to the subculture of home videos. The poor quality of these has a haunting beauty that they intend to bring out.

Rainbow Warrior will present 3D sculpture using mapping techniques.

Expect something special from these guys! 

Talks & Discussions//

On Friday 29th, here will be a discussion of production networks between srtists based in Europe and South America. Speakers include festival director Femelek, Marise Cardoso of Folcore, German de Souza among others.

On Saturday 30th there will be a discussion about mapping. Members of the public are invited to learn about the techniques and concept of mapping; the intention is to broaden the understanding of the system.


Find the event details here

Photo Credit: Rosley Labrador

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