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BIO

André Castro (PT) is a sound artist living in Rotterdam. His practice involves DIY, exploratory, and nonsense strategies to appropriate found media-objects, such as audio-tracks from a colossal online archive, the whispers and silences of radiophonic discourse, or the stories told in spam emails.

ABSTRACT

Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldier who captured Osama bin Laden; the daughter of Kenya's road minister who is threaten by her evil stepmother; the sick and religious widow who writes from her hospital bed; and the banker who finds the unclaimed fortune of his famous clients.

Equipment

for performance 25-June V2

PA
DI boxes
sound mixer
ceiling lights
large table - can be made out smaller tables
chairs (will use Petra's)

for documentation

(Andre will take care o this)

2 mics - centered at the table.
1 recording device
2 cameras

for exhibition

A flat screen (bigger the better)
2 sets of headphones

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 == ABSTRACT ==
-Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldier who captured Osama bin Laden, the daughter of Kenya's road minister who's threaten by her stepmother, the sick and religious widow who writes from her hospital bed, and the banker who find unclaimed fortunes from famous clients.
+''Narratives of Deception'' narrates the dramas of the American soldier who captured Osama bin Laden; the daughter of Kenya's road minister who is threaten by her evil stepmother; the sick and religious widow who writes from her hospital bed; and the banker who finds the unclaimed fortune of his famous clients.
-'''OR in plural'''
-Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldiers who captured Osama bin Laden, the daughters of Kenya's road minister who are threaten by their stepmother, the sick and religious widows who write from their hospital beds, and the bankers who find unclaimed fortunes from famous clients.
-famous clients.
 == Equipment ==
+===for performance 25-June V2===
-* 3 microphones (headsets or with mic-stands; if they are not wireless need long cables > 10m)
 * PA
+* DI boxes
 * sound mixer
 * ceiling lights
-* (video camera for documentation)
+* large table - can be made out smaller tables
+* chairs (will use Petra's)
+====for documentation====
+(Andre will take care o this)
+* 2 mics - centered at the table.
+* 1 recording device
+* 2 cameras
+=== for exhibition===
+* A flat screen (bigger the better)
+* 2 sets of headphones
+*