MINE

Patricia Doors
Work in Progress
Thu 21.11.2024 and Fri 22.11.2024
21.11.2024
and
22.11.2024
  • 21.11.2024
    19:00 - 19:40
    KVS, Brussels
    -2
    Past event
  • 22.11.2024
    16:00 - 16:40
    KVS, Brussels
    -2
    Past event

Mine is a sonic performance exploring Indigenous resistance and life-giving practices in Colombia, within the context of land theft from ancestral territories.

Using electronic instruments and samples, Patricia Doors’ performance employs an ambient techno aesthetic to present a layered narrative about indigeneity and resistance to land expropriation and dispossession. Mine questions the notion of ownership. It creates a space for reflection on how we can awaken to more sustainable ways of living in a world dominated by land theft. It asks how we can heal the land and begin to consider holistic reparations. How do we restore balance between humanity and nature?

PATRICIA DOORS / Patricia Puertas Torrado (she/they), is a Colombian sound artist, DJ, and organizer based in London. In her live performances, she creates immersive, collective sonic environments using field recordings, archival sounds, binaural beats, synthesizers, contact microphones, and other innovative tools. Patricia began DJing in 2011 with her vinyl collection and currently hosts the monthly radio show Kasmik Flow on Netil Radio. She is also a co-founder of the experimental live cinema band The Loose Association of Cinema and Sound, which combines abstract soundscapes and moving images. Additionally, she co-founded SENSE Collective, a collaborative and educational audiovisual art, science, and technology platform that invites multidisciplinary artists and specialists to connect through their work. Their events explore intellectual, spiritual, scientific, and artistic intersections through live performances, workshops, lectures, installations, and interactive artworks.

Her latest work, Grieve into Love, is a collaborative performance that brings together artists, poets, singers, and musicians to explore Indigenous mourning traditions. The creation takes place both on the streets and in galleries, inviting the audience to engage in a Q&A while creating a safe space for crying, listening, singing, and connecting. This inclusive experience fosters community and care, using art as a medium for healing and transformation. The work addresses the urgent need for togetherness in a time of division. The project was first conceived during the ArtsAdmin LAB residency (2023) and showcased at the 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning Gallery in 2024. Patricia holds an MRes in Communication Design from the Royal College of Art (2018) and a BA in Graphic and Media Design from the London College of Communication (2017).

Instrument Inventors (iii) is an artist run, community platform supporting new interdisciplinary practices linking performance, technology and the human senses. Arising from the ArtScience tradition of The Hague, iii strives to balance technological innovation, theoretical reflection and human experience. iii contributes to international developments in the field of Art, Science & Technology, functioning both as a cultural incubator supporting research and creation, and as an agency connecting creators to a broad audience via a wide (inter)national partner network.

Credits

MET DE STEUN VAN / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE / WITH THE SUPPORT OF Instrument Inventors Netherlands & PROXIMAMENTE festival residency 2024