extensión

site specific action + adaption for gallery display
mercado de frutas / 16.1.2025 7pm esquina Chacabuco/Ecuador, Valparaiso, Chile
Galería Municipal Valparaiso
solar sphere, hdpe-foil, carbon-oxide black, tape, fan, piezo contact mic, small speaker setup

developed for Tsonami Festival Atmosférica 2025
thanks for the support to Carsten Stabenow, Franciso Fuenzalida, Sebastián Ramón Tapia Núñez, Nicolás Spencer, Leonello Zambon, Pablo Saavedra Arevalo + Tsonami Team - video excerpts by Florencia Curci, Francisco Hevia - Eizo Cine

'extensión' was developed for the edition Atmosférica of Tsonami Festival 2025, Valparaiso, Chile. It connects to the theme of atmosféria as a layer that surrounds a location or a social sphere and follows the tactic of dérive, a situationist concept involving aimless wandering through urban environments to create a psychogeographic map of different areas.
The intervention was composed of two segments: an outdoor event at the Valparaiso fruit market and an installation at the municipal gallery. The solar balloon, made from lightweight hdpe material and colored with carbon-oxide black, absorbs sunlight, enabling it to rise without any additional energy source. It responds to its environment, acting as a moving sphere affected by external forces like wind and sun, as well as its internal expansion when exposed to sunlight.
In addition to the auditory focus on interventions with lightweight audio diffusion systems, 'extensión' also wants to involve the question of the presence of spaces and explore the different qualities of subliminal immersion or exposure to unfamiliar elements.