Nourathar
Eivissa, 2013
Nourathar is a studio formed by Marta Rupérez Molenveld (Madrid, 1977) and Caen Botto (Buenos Aires, 1970). In their work they explore the relationship between man and technology, through mixed reality proposals that combine digital techniques with proto-cinematic devices. Mecanismo del Presente Perpetuo presents an analogy between the “illusion of time” and the optical illusion contained in the piece. Like other works by the duo, this one is constructed from the encounter between the physical and the virtual. In this way, it highlights the capacity of technology to construct our conception of the world, based on the conditioning of perception. Caen Botto is an intermedia artist, musician and researcher. He graduated from USAL, as a Music Therapist, in 1992; he also studied Ethnomusicology (CMMF) and Electroacoustic Composition (UNQUI). His activities range from research and teaching to technical and creative direction of artistic and corporate productions. In 2000 he created Universomente, an independent laboratory for research and production of experimental audio-visual techniques for interactive communication. He has lived in Ibiza since 2013, where he co-founded the audio-visual creation studio Nourathar. Marta Rupérez Molenveld is a manager, producer and independent curator specialising in art and technology. She received her MFA in Visual Arts Administration from NYU in 2003 (Fulbright scholarship).