Christian Fernández Mirón

A bilingual blog for things I make and things I like (English/Castellano). I am here: www.fernandezmiron.com

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further adventures in freelancing 

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Holly Herndon shares her conceptual and aesthetic process, dealing with academic and pop scenes and constrictions but always searching for a voice of her own. I don’t understand half of the technological things she speaks about but I loved this video.

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Holly Herndon comparte su proceso conceptual y estético, lidiando con las escenas y restricciones académicas y del pop, pero siempre buscando una voz propia. No entiendo la mitad de los aspectos tecnológicos que menciona pero me encantó este vídeo.

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“All I was really doing was making the music that I wanted to hear (…). In the academy, it’s like I wasn’t allowed to play music with a pulse. And I love music with a pulse, obviously! And then in the club to be made fun of for using a laptop. It just felt like this constant necessity to defend my position on things. And around this time is when I came up with the idea that the laptop is actually the most intimate instrument that we’ve ever seen. Because it’s kind of mediating all of our daily experiences, from Skype calls to e-mails to all these things. And I was trying to come to terms with that that meant as an instrument.” Holly Herndon: on process. Loop - A Summit for Music Makers (2015)

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A few years ago, I had the pleasure of witnessing Daniel Barrow’s projector performance “Every time I see your picture I cry” in PLAY, a live cinema festival that took place in La Casa Encendida. I was captivated by his intricate illustrations, haunting words and fragile animations. I just dived into his website and this video of “Le Voleur des Miroirs / The Thief of Mirrors”, which is accompanied by a wonderful text. Below is an excerpt:

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Hace unos años, tuve el placer de atestiguar el espectáculo proyectado “Every time I see your picture I cry” (Cada vez que veo tu foto, lloro) de Daniel Barrow en PLAY, un festival de cine en directo que hospedaba La Casa Encendida. Fui cautivado por sus detalladas ilustraciones, palabras punzantes y frágiles animaciones. Acabo de empaparme de su sitio web y este vídeo de Le Voleur des Miroirs / The Thief of Mirrors al que acompaña un maravilloso texto. Debajo un extracto (en inglés).

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“This narrative is, in part, an homage to a popular cultural reference/television character – the “Kissing Bandit”. The Kissing Bandit frequently appeared as a character in sitcoms and romantic comedies of the 1960s and 1970s. (I remember this character appearing on The Love Boat and The Flintstones). He is a cat burglar who creeps through the windows of boudoirs, plucks jewelry off of his sleeping victims, and kisses them in their sleep. He leaves behind a long-stemmed red rose on the pillow as a signature and memento of his crime - leaving victims feeling simultaneously violated and charmed.

I am drawn to this largely forgotten archetype because I am generally drawn to characters that embody the sexual mores from the era of my childhood. More significantly, I am interested in expressing an entirely serious and political outrage using the voices of characters who have previously existed only under the auspices of parody, thereby walking the razor edge of irony while simultaneously challenging systems of class hierarchy and control in our culture.”

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& Other Stories​ invitó a cinco personas transgénero a contar una historia que ampliase la visión sobre el género en el mundo de la moda. Valentijn De Hingh, Hari Nef, Amos Mac, Love Bailey y Nina Poon. // & Other Stories invited five transgender people to share a story that broadened the perspective on gender in fashion. Valentijn De Hingh, Hari Nef, Amos Mac, Love Bailey and Nina Poon.

"Fashion can appeal to a wider audience of people and maybe it will lose it's reputation as this scary, esoteric club where if you're not skinny, white, thin, cis-gendered, able-bodied and rich you can't participate". Hari Nef​.

"Sometimes to get a political message across, having a commercial brand support an issue can actually help. (...) The thing that you have to be worried about is that it’s not just a fad. It’s not a fashion trend to have transgender people in a youth campaign, then after two seasons not have them anymore." Valentijn de Hingh​.

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"Art is not enough". A good article synthesizes the activity of Gran Fury, one of the most influential collectives in Artivism before this concept was established. Their fight against the governmental darkness and negligence surrounding AIDS helped change things through the use of advertising language and guerrilla tools, dissolving when they felt their presence was no longer necessary. This is how we've reached the present (on where youths don't know anything about safe sex, by the way).

  "The Situationists believed that the collective should never last longer than the needs of the mission. And should always be interrogating itself whether the mission is accomplished. So it seems antithetical to your mission to last forever." Michael Cohen, 80 Washington Square East Gallery assistant director and curator.

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  "Art is not enough". Un buen artículo resume la actividad de Gran Fury, uno de los colectivos más influyentes de artivismo antes de que se estableciese tal concepto. Su lucha contra el oscurantismo y la negligencia gubernamental respecto al SIDA ayudó a cambiar las cosas a través del uso del lenguaje publicitario y medios de guerrilla, disolviéndose cuando ya no sentían necesaria su presencia. Así hemos llegado al presente (en el que los jóvenes no saben nada sobre sexo seguro, por cierto).

  "Los Situacionistas creían que el colectivo nunca debía durar más de lo que dictasen las necesidades de la misión. Y siempre debía cuestionarse si la misión había sido cumplida. Así que parece anti ético para con tu misión que dure eternamente". 

Michael Cohen, comisario y director asistente de la 80 Washingon Square East Gallery.


http://hyperallergic.com/46881/gran-fury-read-my-lips-80-wse-nyu

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Mi proyecto musical más longevo y personal, Sef, despega hoy 25 de enero a las 19:30 en el auditorio del Conde Duque, Madrid. Presentaré mi primer disco Debout y proyectaré mi primer videoclip Independencia (hymn) en primicia. Os dejo con un teaser para abrir boca (montado por Consuelo Ramos Ronda con música original de Sef). Entradas (12 euros con disco, 9 sin) aquí.

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My oldest and most personal musical project, Sef, launches today January 25th, at 7:30pm, in the auditorium of the old military quarters of Conde Duque, Madrid. I'll present my first album Debout and screen my first video Independencia (hymn) for the very first time. Here is a teaser to grab a taste (edited by Consuelo Ramos Ronda with original music by Sef). Tickets (12 euros with album, 9 without) here.

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Bears, illustrated 2014 is online! This year is the fifth anniversary and the calendar features original artwork by twelve illustrators from around the world. Available for free: download, print, hang, enjoy. Please share if you like it!

// www.bears-illustrated.com 1. Gengoroh Tagame 2. big men, little drawings 3. Olivier Flandrois 4. Frodorick Fronkonstin  5. Doctor-Anfelo  6. Jory Dayne 7. Miguel Arias 8. Leonardo Gutierrez 9. Nickie Charles 10. The Furrealist 11. Shannon Hedges 12. Luis Loras // 

¡Bears, illustrated 2014 ya está aquí! Este año es el quinto aniversario y el calendario contiene dibujos inéditos de doce ilustradores internacionales. Disponible gratuitamente: descarga, imprime, cuelga, disfruta. Y si te gusta, ¡comparte!

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I am Dora, a project by Jemma Desai. Publications designed by Claire Huss "A subjective and personal study, I am Dora is a publication and series of screenings that explore how and why women identify with one another and what this means when the identification is with a flawed or misunderstood character."

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http://www.iamdora.co.uk 

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I am Dora, un proyecto de Jemma Desai. Publicaciones diseñadas por Claire Huss "Un estudio personal y subjetivo, I am Dora se articula en torno a una publicación y una serie de proyecciones que exploran cómo y por qué las mujeres se identifican entre sí y las implicaciones de que esta identificación se de con un personaje imperfecto o incomprendido."

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Brandon Larish (LNDT) represents everything I love.

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Brandon Larish (LNDT) representa todo lo que amo.

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My band ELM playing at Café Molar during "La noche de los libros", April 2013. Photo by Fernando Roldán.

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Mi quinteto ELM tocando en Café Molar durante "La noche de los libros", abril 2013. Foto de Fernando Roldán.

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"Spray painting a wall as far as I can reach without moving my feet".

// Helmut Smits - As Far as I Can Reach (Aura) 2011. Variable dimensions. //

"Pintando una pared con spray todo lo lejos que puedo sin mover los pies".

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Zbigniew Warpechowski - Rysunek w kącie (Drawing in the Corner), 1971

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An audiovisual portrait of Saffron through metaphors and trompe l'oeil, The Anatomy of Saffron reflects this agencies singularity guided by the voice of Wally Olins himself. This is my second collaboration with the very talented Luis Úrculo after Dear New York. Lucas Bolaño (ELM) and I took care of the sound and music.

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Un retrato audiovisual de Saffron a través de metáforas y trampantojos, The Anatomy of Saffron refleja la singularidad de esta agencia narrada por la voz del propio Wally Olins. Ésta es mi segunda colaboración con Luis Úrculo después de Dear New York. Lucas Bolaño (ELM) y yo nos ocupamos esta vez del sonido y la música.

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Saburo Murakami - At One Moment Opening Six Holes, 1955. Saburo Murakami - Passing Through, 1956.

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Todos caníbales llega a Madrid. La ópera en la que llevamos trabajando un año llega por fin a la capital. TODOS CANÍBALES formará parte del festival Escena Contemporánea junto a obras de Sleepwalk Collective, La Tristura o Ricci/Forte entre otros. Se trata de ópera experimental de Fran MM Cabeza de Vaca que reúne danza, música, ruido, dibujo y visuales. Haremos dos funciones en el Teatro Pradillo: jueves 14 y viernes 15 de febrero a las 21h. ¡Aún quedan plazas! Todas las entradas a 6 euros. Nota: el contenido puede herir ciertas sensibilidades. El evento en Facebook aquí. Foto: Julio Albarrán. -

Todos caníbales arrives in Madrid. The opera we have been working on for a year finally comes to my city. TODOS CANÍBALES will be part of Escena Contemporánea Festival along with works by Sleepwalk Collective, La Tristura or Ricci/Forte among others. An experimental opera by Fran MM Cabeza de Vaca, it combines dance, music, noise, drawing and projections. We will have two shows in Teatro Pradillo: Thursday 14th and Friday 15th of February at 9pm. There are still seats left! The entrance is only 6 euros. Note: the content may hurt certain sensitivities. The  Facebook event here. Photo: Julio Albarrán.

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Rebecca Horn - Handschuhfinger, 1972.