FAS 08 - Feria de Arte SonoroFirst Puerto Rican Sound Art Fair
For details, reviews and videos go to
www.el-status.com/fas/2008.html
| The Making of FAS 08 | ||
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| This is how the La Respuesta looked like on Thursday before Angel Flores Mangual and Lisa Ladner converted it into... | ||
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| ...the FAS 08 event space. All it took was a vision, lots of plastic and 12 hours of work. | Omar, Lisa and Jorge were the organizers and curators of FAS 08. | |
| FAS 08 Impressions | ||
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| Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo take a look at Charles Juhasz-Alvarado's gigantic headphones installation (sound by Fabian Vélez). | Joel "Yoyo" Rodriguez test sits in his stereo installation. | On the right: The auto sufficient work of Rafael Vargas Bernard. |
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| The End of Cheap Oil... | ...by Celso Gonzalez | Vargas Bernard in good company. |
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| Elveen Gonzalez and his work... | ...on the far right monitor. | Installations by Tony Gonzalez Walker. |
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| Araceli Pino did the art work on the right and performed live as Puntito Siniestro. | A visitor can't keep his hands off Araceli's masterpiece. | |
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| Sound works by Jacob Morales Marchosky,... | ...Jorge "Rito" Cordero... | ...and Karlo Andrei-Ibarra. |
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| Visitors inside, in front of and interacting with Rebecca Adorno's sound space, Rosamary Berrios multimedia production and Teo Freytes' sound piece. | ||
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| Juhasz-Alvarado (green shirt) takes a dive in the crowd. | Tony Gonzalez urges video artist Bea Santiago, who visited the FAS with her family, to create a sound instead of taking a rest in the Juhasz/Vélez seat. | Natalia Martinez offers a megaphone enhanced dialoge in the bathrooms. |
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| Visual artists Carmelo Sobrino and Patricia Paravisini listen to Papo Colo's Sueños ocultos. | Listening is the most important action in the FAS 08. | Marisol Plard explains her work to visual artist Norah Hernandez. |
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| In front of the venue the work of Luis Berrios and Eric Adamsons can be experienced by riding a pick-up. | Jorge Castro and Claudio Chea could later be heard on stage. Between them, MUAC curator and artist Elsa Maria Meléndez hugs a friend. | |
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| The stage begins to shine on Friday and Saturday night... | ...for Matotumba,... | ...Francisco J. Torres... |
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| ...who uses radio antenas as instruments,... | ...and for S&M among many others. | CDs on sale at the FAS Shop. |
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| Ozzie Forbes takes Karlo Andrei-Ibarra's pimped up "carretilla" for a ride. | Aprox. 500 people visited the FAS 08. | La Respuesta owner José Morales finds time for a smile. |
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| Every day and hour attracted a different crowd: from scensters to families with kids, from art profesionals to people concerned with noise pollution. | ||
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| "Yoyo" Rodriguez (yellow shirt) | Visual artist Cati Matos (left) | |
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| Visual artist Chemi Rosado Seijo enjoyes a night out. | Raphael Montañez Ortiz' piano destruction concert on DVD got a lot of attention (and buyers). | |
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| On the left screen Adal Maldonado's Mambo Madness made people think about the clave. | Miriam Morales supervised the box office. | Artist Nani Alvarez (the "N" in W&N) is presenting the next generation of sound artists. |
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| Artist G. Nemyr (with glasses) brought her family to the fair. | Hard worker and artist Angel Flores took his daughter to the opening. | Artist, curator and writer Pedro Vélez stops by before moving to Chicago. |
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| Multimedia artist Teo Freytes (right) talkes to painter Carlos Fajardo. | Actor Pablo Tufiño bumped into investigator Taina Caragol and Marc Neumann, all NY based. | Omar Obdulio Peña Forty's sound installation with barber shop utensils sparked discussions. |
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| Artist Jorge "Rito" Cordero (left) | Walter Fernandez (the "W" in W&N) stands next to Vélez and Chea. | |
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| Sound artist Samuel Torres (S&M) listens to other artists, Teo Freytes gets material for his videos, listeners prepare for an experience. | ||
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| MAP chief curator Cheryl Heartup between curatorial assistant Rachel Mohl and Artnet writer Pedro Vélez. | Musician Raul Gaud listens before he performs. | |
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| Environmental law expert Francis Torres Fernandez with family. | FAS co-organizer Omar is happy to share the moment with Sally. | |
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| While visitors frequented the FAS Lounge, Sobrino relaxed with the work of José Luis Vargas and José Luis Baerga that includes his voice and dances over Papo Colo's Salsa Requiem. | ||
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| Concerts and panels were well attended. | Andrés Lugo watches Jorge Castro and AHD doing a sound check. | |
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| After three days of sounds, laughter, discussions, noise, music, visual experiences and encounters the space was turned back... | ||
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The FAS 08 is history.
Come back in 09! All photos: Lisa Ladner For details, reviews and videos go to www.el-status.com/fas/2008.html |
| ...from FAS 08 to La Respuesta which continues to offer an interesting program. | ||