Paul Rose and Carsten Galle, two Germans living in Barcelona, founded Institut FATIMA (Institut For Advanced Technologies In Music and Arts) in 2006. They have been composing, copying and playing electronic music together for more than fifteen years. The pioneers of "fiducial" dance organise events and workshops, perform concerts and produce music for dance and fashion shows, films on architecture and much more. Of particular interest is their collaboration with El Club de los Astronautas, a project that aims to create an "Eternal Night Club" on the dark side of the moon. Some famous DJs have already requested a slot. In 2007, Institut FATIMA started to experiment with new controllers to guide their machines on stage. During the "Everybody Can Be Wireless Artist" (ECBWA) project, they used webcams and reacTIVision software to move away from their computers live (as far as 15 metres without the music stopping!) and at Sónar 2007 they presented "ECBWA" as an interactive installation that enabled viewers to compose music using cardboard cards.

During the research process that led them to "ECBWA," they came to the following conclusion: "There is no absolute control, but rather a small dose of chaos which stimulates creativity". Institut FATIMA apply this idea to "The Reacball System," in which a football, a camera, a computer and a MIDI controller generate a remix of sounds, samples and slips. The ball generates random sequences of MIDI notes which de-control a musical arrangement. The MIDI controller rearranges the chaos dialectically. This creative and intuitive process leads to surprising results.

Project location: CCCB - Floor -1

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