Part of FOGGING AROUND NIGHTLINE

Voice recordings, field recordings and electronic soundscapes.

NIGHTLINE, Friday night, 5. Sept, 23:30, STWST Saal

This performance explores how humanity confronts the essence of existence in ultimate moments. Although apocalyptic prophecies often lack scientific basis and appear absurd, might they serve as exercises for examining our lives. Throughout history, predictions of the world's end have continuously emerged across different periods and regions, from the Mayan 2012 prophecy to various religious forecasts. This 30-minute audio-visual performance simulates the final moments of an apocalyptic countdown. In this imagined moment, we contemplate: What would we do when death approaches? What would we think? Who would we miss? Who would we call? These questions point to existence's core—what truly matters in life.

The performance creates an immersive atmosphere of catastrophic scenarios through live microphones, pre-recorded voices, and multi-layered sound design. Audio elements include tsunami roars, earthquake rumbles, volcanic reverberations, and meteorite impacts, ultimately returning to human farewell words. Visually, the live projection system reminds audiences of the countdown progression while combining pre-produced content with real-time image processing. Like those unfulfilled prophecies, this performance will not bring actual termination. This journey leads toward self-awareness and serves as an artistic response to contemporary anxiety culture.

Yen Tzu Chang is a Taiwanese new media artist, director, and sound artist whose creative practice combines art, programming, and diverse media technologies. Her works have been exhibited and performed at numerous international conferences and art/music festivals. Notably, her directed new media dance theater work “Phantom Replica 2.0” served as the opening premiere at the 2023 Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. Her past works have been featured at venues and events including roBOt 08 Festival, Linux Audio Conference, International Symposium on Electronic Arts, Digital Design Weekend in London, and Most Wanted: Music in Berlin, among others. In recent years, she has received recognition from both domestic and international institutions and has been selected as an artist-in-residence at renowned institutions including Hangar in Barcelona, The Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts - PICA in Perth, Australia, and Arts@ITRI at the Industrial Technology Research Institute, among other prestigious organizations.
https://changyentzu.com
https://www.instagram.com/chang_yentzu/

Gabriela Gordillo, visual artist, cultural mediator and producer, living in Austria since 2015. Currently working between Linz and Vienna, she is part of the artist-run-space bb15 and the association of electroacustic music velak. Artistically, she explores the topic of time through the use of sound and media technologies, in the context of performance and live art, in solo and transdisciplinary constellations. She has collaborated with artists such as Fernando Vigueras, Sam Bunn, Bernadette Limbauer and Stella Markidi among others. Former member of the associations verein maiz (2020-2023) and Die Fabrikanten Live-art-Coop (2018-20).
In curatorial and organizational work she collaborated with the net-cultural association servus.at, co-curates the series Wavering Worlds in the artist run space bb15, and curated Sound Campus in Linz Electronica (2023, 2024). Part of the Jury of Linz-IMPORT (2024-2027), Parameter Media-Art Market within Adela-Festival of Generative Arts (2024). She completed a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication at the Centro de Diseño, Cine y Televisión (2014, MX) and a Master's degree in Interface Cultures at the University of Art and Design Linz (2018, AT).
https://gabrielagordillo.net 
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https://gabrielagordillo.net/listen
https://youtu.be/8BBAdT4Am6A?si=RliP-ppxfaM4A81Y