ENGLISH BELOW
Sugaarklang instalazio interaktibo bat eta soinu-aplikazio bat da, Sugaar izeneko euskal mitologiako izaki serpentino eta distiratsuan inspiratua, zerua eta lurra, tximista eta materia lotzen dituena.
Lanak elkarrekintzaren ekologia bat proposatzen du gizaki, makina eta fenomeno naturalen artean. Sare bidez konektatutako gailuen bidez, Sugaarklang-ek bi entitate (giza edo ez-giza) artean soinu-elkartrukea sortzen du, txalapartaren koordinazio espontaneoa eta Euskal Herriko ziklo atmosferikoak gogoratuz.
Alde batetik, Sugaarklang-ek ekosistema ezegonkor baten barruko sorkuntza aztertzen du; bestetik, ziurgabetasunean, probabilitatean eta autoantolaketa sonikoan inspiratzen da, kaosaren eta konplexutasunaren erdian elkarbizitza berriro pentsatzeko.
General Description
Sugaarklang is an interactive installation and a sound app inspired by the Basque mythological figure Sugaar, a serpentine and luminous being that connects sky and earth, lightning and matter.
The work proposes an ecology of interaction between human bodies, machines, and natural phenomena. Through networked devices, Sugaarklang generates a sonic dialogue between two entities (human or non-human) that exchange rhythmic and visual patterns, evoking the spontaneous coordination of the txalaparta and the atmospheric cycles of the Basque landscape.
On one hand, Sugaarklang explores creation from within an unstable ecosystem; on the other, it draws from uncertainty, probability, and sonic self-organization as vehicles to rethink coexistence amid chaos and complexity.
Concept and Context
Sugaarklang emerges from a research on hybridizations between art, biotechnology, and media technology, and on how algorithmic processes can behave like living organisms.
Sugaar, the fire serpent who unites with Mari in cosmic storms, is reinterpreted here as a metaphor of the living energy of code—unpredictable, mutating, capable of generating form and rhythm. The work proposes an encounter between tradition and artificial intelligence, between the sonic memory of the txalaparta and the agency of computational systems.
Technical Setup
The installation consists of two Android tablets interconnected via local network or IP. Each acts as an autonomous sonic agent, generating and receiving rhythmic patterns in real time.
Visual interface: translucent luminous circles reacting to sound and simulating user touch.
Sound engine: synthesizes variable rhythmic loops (bars, density, subdivision) with customizable sounds, patterns, and seeds.
Connectivity: demo or interactive mode with visual and sonic synchronization between devices.
Code: developed in Kotlin/Android and Python, following principles of probabilistic synchrony and generative response.
Mythological and Philosophical References
Sugaar symbolizes the union of the telluric and the celestial, of desire and storm. Sugaarklang reimagines this figure as a living interface between matter, code, and energy.
The project forms part of an ongoing doctoral research on biohybrid practices, machine ecologies, and biomedia art, exploring how sonic processes can mediate between human and non-human worlds.
Optional workshop format: 60’ group sessions on media ecologies, active listening, quantum perception, rhythmic patterning, and creation of atmospheric noise polyphony.
Credits
Concept, development, and sound interaction: Vanessa Lorenzo Toquero
Technical collaboration: Beñat Castro
Residency and production: Tabakalera Medialab, 2025
