_First A/V

Educational, interactive and nomad installation
by Damiano Picci & Zohra Mrad

_First A/V is a window on our work, our creative process and our playground. We want it to highlight how accessible it can be to get on the digital art train with just the basic materials (free software versions, cheap controllers, basic microphones etc..) or at least try to know if you like it before investing.

Blurb

is the the name of the nomad all-in-one object on wheels - that hosts _First A/V
First thought as a way to show, include and share a broader view on digital visual art and music ;  creating _First A/V led us to think on how music and visuals interact and exist in our artistic fields. Blurb highlights our artistic universes, our common approach as well as what differs.

Different versions of Blurb  will be available soon depending on the public - may it be for beginners or artists jaming together.

Our process & the impact of the public

Blurb is an endless prototype, it will exist in different versions, as an organic entity, evolving through tests with different groups.

As it goes beyong an artistic instrument and has an educational value, testing Blurb directly with a large range of publics is essential, the basis and the reason of every new version.

Articles

Interview of Zohra & Damiano by the Rotondes
About showing a work in progress
at the Multiplica LAB festival
About the first GRACE residency
About the bourse Multiplica
About the Fondation Sommer

In case you want to test it with your class, friends or colleagues

→ Contact me here

This project has been supported by several partners :
Fondation Sommer, Rotondes, la Ville de Metz, Bliiida, la bourse Multiplica, the project GRACE Interreg.

A special thank you to those who also helped us along the road :
Our testers who got us useful feedback to make a more inclusive version everytime, Richie Jegen, Sarah Picci

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