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ABOUT

JORGE RAMIREZ - MEDIA ARTIST

Artist Biography








Jorge Ramirez, through process-oriented artworks, sound, sculpture, actions and curatorial projects, explores emergent phenomena as a window to the uncanny. His work relies on computational logic to investigate perception, augmentation, human experience, consciousness and materiality.

He has been guest artist and lecturer at Polytech Science Museum in Moscow; Royal Institution of Australia; Tsinghua University in Beijing; Institute fuer Musik und Medien, Koln; Universtitat der Kunste, Berlin; Interaction Design ZHdK, Zurich; and CENART, México.

His work has been exhibited in México, China, Japan, Australia, Russia and throughout Europe.

Jorge's work has been featured in national and international media outlets such as Wired, Archdaily, Vice, Global Times (CH), Resident Advisor (JP), Afisha (RUS), Código DF, Expansión, La Jornada, Milenio, among others.









Education





2014-2015, Certified Study: "Programación de Videojuegos", UNIAT, (MX).

2013-2014, Certified Study: "Diseño Computacional", UNAM, (MX).

2011-2012, Certified Study: “Procesos Generativos de Diseño”, IBERO, (MX).

2008-2009, MaMux Seminaires, IRCAM, (FR).

2007, Sound Art Workshop with Manuel Rocha Iturbide.

2005-2009, Electroacoustic Composition, Sergio Luque (Private).

2005, Urbanism & Design, (Barcelona, ES).

2001-2005, Architecture, ITESM, (Gdl, MX).


Site-Specific / Solo Exhibitions





2015, Salt Art Gallery, (Gwangju, KR).

2015, Museo MACO, (Oaxaca, MX).

2015, TJINCHINA Gallery, (Tijuana, MX).

2013, Mitos Oficiales, (Oaxaca, MX).

2013, Arcaute Projects, (Beijing, CH).


Group Exhibitions






Curated Events






Live Performances





2017 FACTT, Festival Art & Science Trans-Disciplinary and Trans-National, MAAT – Museum Art, Architecture and Technology, (Lisboa, PT).

2017, Boring Threesomes @ Terapia Auricular, Casa Reforma, (Gdl, MX).

2017, Swan Panda @ Mediación Severa, Gimnasio Gaston Carreaga, (Gdl, MX).

2017, Boring Threesomes @ ANEMONAL:Pulse, Bombilla 630, (Gdl, MX).

2017, Swan Panda @ Playground Gallery, (London, UK).

2017, Boring Threesomes @ Terapia Auricular, Sísifo Teatro, (Gdl, MX).

2016, Swan Minotaur @ Audiovisual Arts Festival, Sound Performance, (Corfu, GR).

2016, Mico Rex @ International Conference on Live Coding.

2016, Mico Rex @ Transpiksel, (CDMX, MX).

2015, Gwangju, South Korea, Sound Intermedia, Salt Art Gallery.

2015, Gwangju, South Korea, Performance Collaboration with Gim Gwang Chol.

2015, Japan Algorave Tour, Sept. 30 - Oct. 10 - Smell In Stereo.
2015, October 10: Algorave @ Soup, Tokyo, Japan.
2015, October 8: Algorave @ Urban Guild, Kyoto, Japan.
2015, October 4: Algorave @ Environment 0g, Osaka, Japan.
2015, October 3: Algorave @ Black Out, Fukuoka, Japan.
2015, September 30: Live Coding @ ISMAR 2015, Fukuoka, Japan.

2015, Moscow Polytech Science Museum (Mico Rex) 6th Moscow Biennale.

2015, Livecoding AV live: Mico Rex, Sound Performance.

2014, Smell In Stereo, Semantico, Generative Art Festival, (CDMX, MX).

2014, Mico Rex, Sound Performance @ PASAGUERO, (CDMX, MX).

2014, Cultivo De Herzios Radio Show, Sound Performance, (CDMX, MX).

2014, Institut Musik und Medien Düsseldorf with Julian Rorhrhuber and Jan Schneider, (Dusseldorf, DE).

2014, Concert @ NK, (Berlin, DE).

2014, Live Streaming to Access Space (Sheffield, UK).

2014, Mico Rex, Sound Performance, (York, UK).

2014, Mico Rex, Sound Performance, (Leeds, UK).

2014, Mico Rex, Sound Performance, Access Space, (Sheffield, UK).

2014, Sound Performance, Salon des Amateurs, (Brighton, UK).

2014, XcoAX, Sound Performance (Porto, PT).

2014, Smell In Stereo @ Algorave, Centro de Cultura Digital, (CDMX, MX).

2014, Festival Arte Audiovisual, Antigua Academia de San Carlos.

2014, Oaxaca, MakerFaire, (OAX, MX).

2014, MATA /ESTEBANdelaMONJA / AVONREVLON, Sound Performance.

2013, MicoRex @ /*VIVO*/ (CDMX, MX).

2013, Smell In Stereo @ Guilt Retreat, Sound Performance.

2013, Disco Beens_AvonRevlon Live Act, (Melbourne, AU).

2013, Electric Cultures, Smell In Stereo Live Act, (Melbourne, AU).

2013, Ghost Bar, Smell In Stereo Live Act, (Adelaide, AU).

2013, Mico Rex @ Ceremonia Festival, (CDMX, MX).

2013, AVONREVLON, Casa de Francia, (CDMX, MX).

2013, NIGHT OF THE LIVING CODE 2 / Algorave + Live Coding.

2013, Stubnitz Ship, (London, UK).

2013, Volks, (Brighton, UK).

2013, LiveCode Fest (Karlsruhe, DE).

2013, Sound Performance, Cine Tonala, (CDMX, MX).

2013, Network Music Festival, (Birmingham, UK).

2012, AudioBlast Piksel, (NOR).

2012, Volta, MicoRex, (CDMX, MX).

2012, Tlacoloni VOLTA, (Tlaxcala, MX).

2012, Sound Performance, SAE institute, (CDMX, MX).

2012, Sound Performance, (Zurich, SZ).

2012, Sound Performance SCSymposium, (London, UK).

2011, AvonRevlon , Dark Decimals, (Melbourne, AU).

2011, AvonRevlon Performance Make it Up Club (Melbourne, AU).

2011, Smell In Stereo with Yolke (Melbourne, AU).

2011, Sound Performance with SeanBaxter, Steve Law (Melbourne, AU).

2011, Sound Performance with Hi God People, (Melbourne, AU).

2011, Cymatics Disport @ Racket, (Melbourne, AU).

2011, Sound Performance, StudioYo, (Bangkok, TH).

2011, Sound Streaming, “Breaking the Chinese FireWall”, VIVO festival, CMM.

2011, Sound Performance, International Festival Sound Emissions of Beijing China, (Beijing, CH).

2011, SINESCENIA Centro Cultural España, (CDMX, MX).

2011, LiveCoding @ 3er Congreso Nacional de Tecnología Computacional e Informática.

2010, Sound Performance in OFF-TRANSITIO @ ConejoBlanco.

2010, Sound Performance, International Sound Art Festival "Visiones Sonoras Nocturnas".

2010, Sound Performance in “Modul Festival".

2009, Sound Performance “Hermosas Incertidumbres”.

2009, LiveCoding, Centro Multimedia, CENART.


Workshops / Lectures





2017, ACT, Arte, Ciencia y Tecnología, ANEMONAL Presentation/Collaboration with Ars Electronica, Centro Multimedia, CENART, (CDMX, MX).

2017, Presentation, Campus Party, (Gdl, MX).

2017, Mediación Severa, PAOS, (Gdl, MX).

2016, Precarios Totales, Laboratorio Sensorial, (Gdl, MX).

2016, International Astronautical Federation, (MX).

2015, Moscow Polytech Science Museum (Mico Rex) 6th Moscow Biennale.

2014, LiveCoding Workshop, (Sheffield, UK).

2014, Berlin UdK Workshop and Talk. (Berlin, DE).

2014, Institut fuer Musik und Medien Workshop, (Koln, DE).

2014, "Simple, Después Complejo" Workshop, (GDL, MX).

2013, Artist Panel Talk @ ISMAR, (Adelaide, AU).

2016, Talk @ Festival Música, Arte sonoro, Historia y Tecnología (MAsHT), (Tonalá, MX).

2013, Seminario de Ciencias y Teorías de la Música, (CDMX, MX).

2013, SEMIMUTICAS- “Expresividad Audiomaterica”, Workshop.

2012, MexicoStudyGroup Conference, (Beijing, CH).

2012, Workshop, (Zurich, SZ).

2012, “Hermosas Incertidumbres” Workshop @ IBERO Universtiy.

2011, Artist Lecture Jorge Ramirez/MixFuckedUp.

2009, Workshop “Amalgama”.


Residencies





2017, Cultivamos Cultura, (Lisboa, PT).

2015, TJINCHINA Project Space, (Tijuana, MX).

2013, Apo33, (Nantes, FR).

2012, TJINCHINA Project Space, (Beijing, CH). -TJINCHINA Sound Action, (Beijing, CH).

2011, Arcaute Projects, (Beijing, CH).


Grants / Awards





2017, ANEMONAL, Selected to Produce a Series of Media Art Events in Guadalajara as Part of the Application of the City to Form Part of UNESCO Creative Cities Programme in Media Arts.

2013, Cymatics Disport, Nominated by Ars Electronica (Hybrid Arts Category).

2012, Cymatics Disport, Finalist on Art & Science Contest, (Beijing, CH).


Commissions






Other Activities





2018, Workshop Chair, ACADIA, Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture.

2017, Performance Chair, ICLC, (Morelia, MX).

2016, ISMAR Chair, (Mérida, MX).

2015, Chair Co-Curator ISMAR, (Fukuoka, JP).

2010, Sound Act "Intensive Field/Object" and "Tectosonica No.1 & No.2".

2010, Sound Pieces Presentation and Interview in "Hablemos de Música".

2010, “SPDVL” Included in “Radiografías Sonoras”.

2009, G-3DM_”Generative 3d Modelling”.

2009, Sound Works, Solo Presentation in Centro Multimedia del CENART.

2008-2009, Working Design Team with Héctor Esrawe.

2008-2009, Development of Graphical Interface for Generative Live Coding Improvisation.

2007-2008, Design and Executive Project for Private Flight Pavilion, Aerotaxi.

2009, Sound Piece "SPDVL".

2008, Audiovisual Exhibition "Sueño Sin Verano".

2007, Presentation of Piece "Labia Menora" Interview and Talk About Neural Networks.

2008-2009, Seminary/Workshop "NetLiveCoding".

2006-2007, Volvo Trucks - Curitiba, Brasil, Design and Construction of Dealership.

2005-2009, SuperCollider Server.

2005, Winning Team Project Territorio Virtual/Limite Urbano.


Bibliography





2017, Revista Código, Hibridaciones Estéticas: Arte, Ciencia y Tecnología. Entrevista con Jorge Ramírez.

2017, FACTT, Festival Art & Science Trans-Disciplinary and Trans-National, MAAT – Museum Art, Architecture and Technology, Proceedings.

2016, ISMAR 2016, Proceedings.

2016, Contemporary Arts Practice and Outer Space: A multi-disciplinary approach, International Astronautical Federation.

2015, Exposiciones 2015. Revisión GLOCAL REVIEW, CECUT, (Tijuana, México).

2014, xCoAx 2014: Proceedings of the Second Conference on Computation.

2013, Smell In Stereo, Vynil Release, Limited Edition, Fallopian Tunes Label, (Melbourne, AU).

2013, [ar086] THE OTHER MEXICO Vol.2, AuditionRecords.

2013, Mitos Oficiales, Editorial RM, 145 pag. 144 img.

2012, Mico Rex, Rico Mex EP, Chord Punch Label, (Sheffield, UK).

2012, 3rd Art and Science International Exhibition Catalogue, Tsinghua University Press.