soundings #045: Luís Antunes Pena

On 15 November, the Academy of Media Arts Cologne will present a special kind of immersive sound experience: renowned composer and sound artist Luís Antunes Pena will perform a real-time version of his work series 'Disorder / Resonance' at the invitation of the Sound Lab. This experimental musical performance was created during the Corona period and impresses with its minimalist post-processing, which preserves the unpolished character of the compositions. 

With a mixture of analogue synthesizers - such as Rob Hordijk's Benjolin and the Serge Modular - and digital processing methods based on csound, a "constructed improvisation" is created that focuses on the interplay of chaos and order, screaming and silence. Penass' works are characterised by the integration of diverse sound sources and compositional techniques that reveal ambiguities and complex structures of meaning. Unfolding a multi-faceted soundscape from electronic circuits and acoustic instruments to unusual materials such as stones, his works address the balance between noise and sound, between predictability and chance. 

This event is explored not only as a musical performance, but also as an intellectual discourse on the limits of perception and the social and aesthetic implications of contemporary sound art. In the context of Cologne's creative and open atmosphere, it offers a platform for reflection on art and its significance for society.