Godshatter
A live-coded audiovisual journey into the mind of the ancient Mesoamerican rain god Tonatiuh.
From the ICLC 2025 proposal: In this performance the authors share, for the first time, moments from a journey into the reconstructed mind of a Mesoamerican god. To our best knowledge, no digital performers have previously attempted a similar journey and shared their discoveries.
The expedition is propelled by Alexandra's live-coded audio, an ambient composition where a foundation of drones supports a superstructure of experimental beats. Gábor's visuals project the deity's supernatural mind into a particle system, which itself is derived from a 3D scan of the god's effigy. Just as a human mind can only ever access fragments of the transcendental, the music's source code is blended and projected in real time onto the god-mind's shattered spatial projection.
Historically, journeys into realms inhabited by metaphyscial creatures have been known to be detrimental to the sanity of fragile human minds (cf. Ulysses and the Sirens). The authors' original contribution lies in their choice to journey in digital space. This is the key element that shields the integrity of their minds (and that of the audience), enabling this unprecedented expedition into a realm of godshatter.
Performances
- October 2023 - AVJam Berlin, DE
- May 29, 2025 - ICLC Barcelona, ES (with Alexandra Cárdenas)
- November 27, 2025 - ITERATIONS, The Hague, NL (with Alexandra Cárdenas)
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