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SIDEREA by Imhoff & Baldini at the John dos Passos Cultural Center
September 18, 2026
The Italian duo Imhoff & Baldini, formed by digital artist Igor Imhoff and composer and sound designer Luca Maria Baldini, presents SIDEREA, an audiovisual performance as part of TRANSGRESSION art + technology LAPP 3 – Live Audiovisual Performance Programme.
In SIDEREA, image and sound meet within a real-time generative system, in which both elements interact with and influence one another.
Igor Imhoff leads the visual and interactive component, intervening in the processes that generate and transform the images throughout the performance. Luca Maria Baldini performs the musical component and integrates the sound directly into the generative system.
The intensity and variations of the music shape the generation of the images in real time, creating an audiovisual flow in constant transformation.
Without a predefined narrative, the dramaturgy of SIDEREA progressively emerges from the interaction between music, images, performers and space. The performance proposes a journey between the observation of the cosmos, primitive imaginaries, technology and the transformation of the human figure.
As the images are generated live and the music is performed in real time, each presentation of SIDEREA constitutes a unique experience, unrepeatable in its exact form.
About the artists
Igor Imhoff - Digital artist, author and lecturer. He lives in Venice, where he teaches digital animation and computer graphics techniques at the Academies of Fine Arts of Venice and Urbino.
His research explores the relationships between memory, image, technology and artificial intelligence, bringing together primitive and anthropological elements with digital media, interactive installations, animation and audiovisual performance.
His work has been presented in museums, festivals and international institutions, encompassing areas such as videomapping, immersive installations, video art and generative systems based on artificial intelligence.
Luca Maria Baldini - Composer and sound designer. He lives between Milan and Ravenna.
His artistic practice focuses on the relationship between sound, image, space and the body, exploring the narrative, environmental and immersive possibilities of music.
His soundscapes extend across theatre, cinema, sound art, dance and performance, with particular attention to the relationship between sound and space.
His work has been presented at international institutions and events, including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Cinemateket and the Danish Film Institute. He also develops projects in the fields of fashion and design, creating soundscapes for fashion shows, installations and advertising campaigns.
For audiences aged 14 and over, tickets are now available through Eventbrite, priced at €10.
The presentation is part of TRANSGRESSION art + technology LAPP 3 (Live Audiovisual Performance Programme), a programme dedicated to contemporary audiovisual performance that fosters encounters between art, technology and digital experimentation. Throughout the 2025–2026 edition, the project brings together national and international artists whose practices explore the languages of sound art, moving image and new media.
The project is promoted by APCA – Agency for the Promotion of Atlantic Culture, with curation and artistic direction by Hernando Urrutia. It is supported by the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture – Regional Directorate for Culture, through the John dos Passos Cultural Centre, as well as by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sport / Directorate-General for the Arts.
Find out more at: www.transgression-art-technology.com.pt