Monday 15 May 2023

M3x3

Weirdly mesmerising M3x3 created in 1973 by Analivia Cordeiro, as seen at the exhibition Corpografías in Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. You may want to switch the sound off and look for a suitable soundtrack.

The computer processes the information using a Fortran IV language program. The output is instructions to coordinate the performance of the dancers and the video team to make the vídeo.

The relationship interpretation/programming presupposes both pre-determined and undetermined elements, stimulating the creativity of the dancers. We are not concerned with making an animation using real people. This research deals with the binomial freedom/planning that is present till now in our society.