MBARAKA

2008
performative and interactive installation,
AudioArt Festival, Krakow.

An experimental piece created with composer Karol Nepelski and programmer Piotr Madej, commissioned by the AudioArt Festival.

M'BARAKÁ (M-BA-RA-KA) is a word of indigenous origin, from the Tupi Guarani Ethnicity, which literally means the sound of maracas (a handmade musical instrument). In Tupi mythology, it represents Genesis.

The audience is invited to play with maracas suspended from the ceiling. Its sound triggers the projection and sounds of musical instruments. The video shows a human being painted white in a forest. On the other side of the screen is a real human being interacting with the audience.