Ricardo Jacinto
“Medusa” Series of concerts and concert-installations using the Medusa system. This electroacoustic system aims for a “sonic transfiguration” of the cello’s body when in contact with the place hosting its performance. This project proposes a nomad instrumental device designed to accommodate a solo improvisatory discourse which incorporates specific sonic characteristics (aural architecture, soundscape flow) of the place where it is installed and performed, addressing questions of site-specificity both in the installation setup as well as in the musical performance. Medusa is designed to support a concert situation that “feeds” a stand alone, interactive installation.
BIO
Ricardo Jacinto (Portugal) lives and works in Lisbon and Belfast. Works an artist and musician mainly focusing on the relation of sound and space, and is currently pursuing a PHD at the Sonic Arts Research Center in Belfast.
Graduated in Architecture at the University of Lisbon-Faculty of Architecture, and Sculpture and Advanced Visual Arts at Ar.Co in Lisbon, he also has graduate courses at the School of Visual Arts, New York and musical studies at the Hot Clube de Portugal and Academia de Amadores de Música in Lisbon. Since 1998 has presented his work in individual and group exhibitions, concerts and performances, in Portugal and abroad. Has collaborated extensively with other artists, musicians, architects and performers. Founder of OSSO – Cultural Association.
