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On June 30, 2023
Blind Cinema Hall, Basement Level -2.

MONOM & COSMOGRAM present: PORTALS (1) 




MONOM X COSMOGRAM PRESENT: PORTALS (1) - Hyperreality High Definition Broadcast

A visual and sound experience journey, bridging Venice to Paris.

Meta Live: June 30, 9pm - 11pm - Basement -2
15 euros
Tickets on Shotgun only no physical ticket sales on site




Portals creates a groundbreaking "Hyper-Broadcast" experience. This experience will allow viewers to explore the distinctive acoustic characteristics of the former Santi Cosma e Damiano Church on the island of Giudecca within the artspace 3537 in Paris, providing a sensory window into its unique ambiance and community.

Monom teams up with Italian music label Cosmogram to launch the new format “Portals”: three shows in the next month to mark the birth of this brand new format that will teleport sounds and images in real time from the former Santi Cosma e Damiano Church on the island of Giudecca to 3537, Paris using 4DSOUND technology.

To showcase this new technology, Portals presents two talented artists from the Cosmogram imprint: Paul Benham and Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio, joined by cellist Gabriele Tai.

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Monom Studio: https://www.monomsound.com
@monomstudio
Cosmo Venice: https://www.cosmogram.it
@cosmogramvenice @cosmovenezia

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Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio - @calicantus__
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The Rainbow Machine - @the.rainbow.machine
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About:
Portals presents two talented artists from the Cosmogram imprint: Paul Benham and Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio, joined by cellist Gabriele Tai. The episode begins with the presentation of Benham's upcoming album, titled "Water and Dreams," released under his ambient alias, "The Rainbow Machine." This album takes inspiration from Gaston Bachelard's poem "L'eau et les rêves" (1942), which explores the concept of sounds as a collective entity known as "dreaming bodies." Benham's work features field recordings captured in and around Cosmo, a venue located in Venice, focusing on the ethereal qualities of water. These recordings include sounds from the lagoon, gondolas, tourists, and even the voices of Venetians protesting against cruise ships prior to their ban in the city. Benham incorporates his signature guitar sounds to create a diverse and harmonious palette that resonates beautifully within the unique acoustics of the former church where Cosmo is situated. The immersive experience is enhanced through a multi-channel diffusion system that intricately weaves together the layers of water and guitar, utilizing the dome's reverberation to achieve a symphonic balance between light and time.

In the second part of the episode, Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio and cellist Gabiele Tai take the stage for a live performance. Barberio's delicate and ethereal vocalizations intertwine with the enchanting melodies produced by Tai's cello. These vocal and cello elements are synthesized and looped, forming the foundation for additional layers of organic performance that seamlessly blend with the extraordinary acoustic properties of the centuries-old church where they will be performing.

This groundbreaking "Hyper-Broadcast" represents a remarkable first-of-its-kind experience, offering viewers a captivating and immersive sensory window into the deconsecrated church, once dedicated to Saints Cosma and Damiano, located on the island of Giudecca in Venice.

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Meta Live: June 30, 9pm - 11pm
Basement -2 - Tickets available on Shotgun