Choreographer Iina Taijonlahti and designer Essi Huotari from Ekho Collective will talk about the multidisciplinary creative process behind «Laila», an opera experience where the audience takes the center stage. Interacting with each other and Laila the audience affects the mood and music in a way that flips traditional opera roles upside down. Iina and Essi describe the methods and tools they use while working as a multidisciplinary collective. Although the end result exploits complex technology, the prototypes may range from building with Legos to rolling potatoes.
Iina Taijonlahti
lina Taijonlahti is a Helsinki-based choreographer who works in the field of dance, live art and research. She explores the relationship between technology, humanity and corporeality in the era of posthumanism. Iina has brought several different robots to her works, including a humanoid robot, a security robot, and a robot vacuum cleaner choreographing their movements. Currently, she is working with a future researcher to study how we can embody the future. Iina is a founding member of Ekho Collective, a group of artists, designers and technology professionals. At Ekho, Iina works on the interaction between humans and technology as well as develops collective artistic working processes.
Essi Huotari
Essi Huotari is a designer working on storytelling, information visualization and interaction design. She is interested in ways that technology, especially machine learning and artificial intelligence can be incorporated into creative processes. Essi is a founding member of Ekho Collective, a group of artists, designers and technology professionals. At Ekho, Essi works on translating the possibilities of technology into conceptual thinking, interactions and visuals.
Keynote speakers:
Ekho Collective
Iina Taijonlahti
Essi Huotari
When?
November 11th, 2021
12:30 to 1:00 pm
Where?
Kino Toni, 3.G02
Toni-Areal
Zurich University of the Arts
Websites:
ekho.fi
iinataijonlahti.com
Instagram: @essihenrika
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