Exhibition & Performances :
Session One : 5 October 2024 Saturday 4pm
Session Two : 5 October Saturday 6pm
Session Three : 6 October Sunday 4pm
Session Four : 6 October Sunday 6pm
£8 | 8 places per session | Please email divfuse@gmail.com for tickets
Why are digital musical instruments so often created using unsustainable materials?
Why are there no commercially available digital instruments that are larger than the performer’s body?
Catastrophone is a new large physically performed synthesizer made of recycled cardboard and paper — specifically collaged images of cats, hence the name!
At two metres wide and tall, Catastrophone looms over the performer, offering large performance surfaces for full-body interaction. Mice’s intricate hand-cut and glued nature-themed paper collages that adorn each performance panel evoke a call-to-action for instrument makers to consider the environmental impact of materials, while the instrument’s sheer size encourages musicians to bring their entire bodies to live electronic music performance.
Within the intimate setting of Project DIVFUSE, Lia Mice’s first solo exhibition show Catastrophone features scheduled performances of the instrument by Lia Mice followed by a short artist talk, Q&A, and an opportunity for the audience to try the instrument themselves. The newest iteration of Catastrophone will be displayed alongside a collection of collage panels previously installed in the instrument when it was shown and performed at the Science Museum, Cafe OTO and IKLECTIK.
