GINGA - Art and Technology Workshops: CyberFunk

GINGA: art and technology workshops, brings themes present in the exhibitions on display at the Laboratory of Activities of Tomorrow. Collectives and artists dedicated to thinking about the future of art and technology are invited to activate their practices in the Laboratory's maker space.

On August 17, 2024, the event offered a practical and immersive experience with the CDJ, a professional music mixing equipment, allowing participants to explore its functionalities and sonic possibilities. In addition to direct contact with the technology, the activity also investigated experiences in virtual reality, inviting the group to collectively imagine the capacity of music and sound to evoke emotion and create new realities. Lasting two hours and with limited spaces for 10 people, the proposal was aimed at participants aged 14 and over.

The event was facilitated by Escola de Mistérios, a music collective and creative agency from Rio de Janeiro dedicated to the training and professional inclusion of Black people in the electronic music scene. Composed of music producers, DJs, cultural producers, and visual artists, the group works from the historical recovery of Afro-diasporic and gender-dissident contributions to sound culture in the Americas, while simultaneously denouncing the racial and gender inequalities still present in the field.

During the activity, Escola de Mistérios shared its collaborative approach, which investigates the socio-political intersections of music and values ​​Afro-descendant and indigenous rhythms and expressions. By combining ancestral and technological tools, the collective promotes the exchange of knowledge and works in favor of accessibility, diversity, and historical reparation, aiming to transform the unequal distribution of opportunities in electronic music.