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DOCUMENTING DISCONTENT | DOCUMENTANDO EL DESCONTENTO

3/7/2021

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15 MARZO @ 17:30 (GMT-5)

Documenting Discontent is a virtual audio event that will take place on March 15th at 5:30 PM eastern. This one-hour virtual event will bring together two Mexico-based sound artists/researchers, Karina Franco Villaseñor (nê.i) and Vladimir Flores García (Vlax) to discuss their creative practices in sound. Funded by the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation and with support from the Center for Experimental Ethnography, this event is interested in the ways sound is used to document microhistories and communicate social imaginaries derived from protest and conflict, the deconstruction of acoustic pleasure, and the power of sound to reinforce relationships and political dynamics. Drawing on Franco Villaseñor and Flores García's experiences as researchers, teachers, and creators, the conversation will consider the challenges and potentials of sonic archiving and question the construction of official narratives. The event will be conducted in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English and will be open to the public. Select works by the two artists will be made available for listening online in the days prior to the event and will be available following the one-hour discussion.
Documentando el descontento es una conferencia virtual a realizarse el 15 de marzo a las 17:30 (GMT-5) . Este evento de una hora de duración es un conversatorio entre los artistas Karina Franco Villaseñor (nê.i) y Vladimir Flores García (Vlax) quienes compartirán reflexiones sobre sus investigaciones y trabajo creativo en torno al sonido. Con financiamiento del “Sachs Program for Arts Innovation” y apoyo del Centro para la Etnografía Experimental de la Universidad de Pensylvania, este evento busca reflexionar sobre las maneras en que el sonido se utiliza para documentar microhistorias y comunicar imaginarios sociales derivados de la inconformidad y el conflicto social, la deconstrucción del placer acústico y el poder del sonido para reforzar las interacciones humanas y las dinámicas políticas. Considerando la experiencia de Franco Villaseñor y Flores García como investigadores, docentes y creadores, este conversatorio examina los retos y posibilidades de los archivos sonoros al tiempo que reflexiona sobre la construcción de narrativas oficiales. Este evento es gratuito y tendrá traducción simultánea de español a inglés. Durante el evento, se considerará algunas obras sonoras de los dos artistas en más detalle y estarán disponibles para su escucha en los días antes del evento e inmediatamente después.


​DOCUMENTING DISCONTENT: SOUNDINGS

In “Documenting Discontent: Soundings,” Karina Franco Villaseñor (nêi) and Vladimir Flores García (Vlax) mix and remix new sounds with existing audio projects, playing with their own works and with each other’s. This selection of remixed audio, accompanied by text and images, was curated by nêi and Vlax for the March 2021 event, Documenting Discontent/Documentando el Descontento.

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En “Documenting Discontent: Soundings,” Karina Franco Villaseñor (nêi) y Vladimir Flores García (Vlax) mezclan y remezclan nuevos sonidos con proyectos previos, jugando con sus propios sonidos y con los sonidos del otro. Esta selección de audio, con textos e imágenes, fue curada por nêi y Vlax para el evento Documenting Discontent/Documentando el Descontento (Marzo de 2021).

Meet the Artists/Conocer a los artistas

Vladimir Flores García, Vlax

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Vladimir Flores García is a multimedia artisan and a graduate of Mexico’s National Autonomous University’s Faculty of Arts and Design. Since 2000, his work has incorporated community journalism and education. He has worked as a news correspondent for independent and public outlets in Mexico (Radio UNAM), the United States (Radio Bilingüe, KPFT, FSRN), and Europe (Radio Nederland, RFI). Vlax is a member of the Dyne.org Foundation, where he investigates decolonial technology using open software tools. He lives in Oaxaca and enjoys cooking vegetarian food. https://vlax.dyne.org/




Vladimir Flores García (México, 1974) es artesano multimedia egresado de la Facultad de Artes y Diseño de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Desde el año 2000 su trabajo cultural incorpora el periodismo comunitario y la educación. Ha trabajado como corresponsal de noticias en medios independientes y públicos de México (Radio UNAM), Estados Unidos (Radio Bilingüe, KPFT, FSRN) y Europa (Radio Nederland, RFI). Es integrante de la Dyne.org Foundation con la que investiga la tecnología decolonial utilizando herramientas de software libre. Reside en Oaxaca y cocina vegetariano. https://vlax.dyne.org

Karina Franco Villaseñor, nê.i

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Karina F. Villaseñor (Mexico, 1985), works in audio production and post-production on a wide range of multimedia projects. She received her Masters degree in Music Technology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and her bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Sciences from the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana. Her work engages the intersection of sound, body, and perceptive ecology. Her research has been published in academic volumes in Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, and Turkey. She has collaborated on projects with national and international producers, with an emphasis on documentary projects and sound design for immersive experiences. Since 2009, she has crafted training curricula for educational centers and universities in Mexico City and surrounding areas.

Karina F. Villaseñor, mexicana, 1985, se dedica a la producción y post de audio en colaboración con diversos proyectos multimedia. Es Maestra en Tecnología musical por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Lic. en C. Audiovisual por la UCSJ. Su trabajo se motiva del cruce entre sonido, cuerpo y ecología perceptiva. Como investigadora ha sido publicada en algunas compilaciones académicas en México, Chile, Uruguay, España y Turquía. Como creadora ha cooperado activamente con productoras nacionales e internacionales, con énfasis en registro documental y diseño sonoro para sistemas inmersivos. Desde el 2009 teje con procesos formativos para centros educativos y universitarios en Ciudad de México y alrededores. https://soundcloud.com/nei-villasenor

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