SCHNITT
SCHNITT
is
the
collaborative
project
of
German
experimental
musician
Amelie
Duchow
and
Italian
media
artist
Marco
Monfardini,
active
since
2007.
Their
practice
merges
sound,
image,
and
technology
through custom-built tools and software.
Since
2010,
SCHNITT
has
developed
a
distinctive
body
of
work
presented
internationally.
That
year,
they
founded
the
platform
and
label
Sync,
debuting
the
audiovisual
project
SYNCHROPATH,
which
explores synchronism as a compositional method and was released on DVD and vinyl.
Working
on
the
concept
of
visual
memory,
the
duo
created
MEMORY
CODE,
an
audiovisual
performance
that
explores
visual
memory
as
an
internal
image
recalled
and
simulated
through
sound
and
video.
SCHNITT
uses
abstract
signals
and
real-time
processing
to
evoke
mental
imagery,
acting
as
a
visual
scanner
of
the
viewer’s
memory.
The
project
has
been
shown
at
digital
art
festivals
and
museums
across
Europe and Asia as WESA Festival, e-Phil , Open Source Festival. The album MEMORY CODE was released on Sync in 2017.
That
same
year,
SCHNITT
co-founded
the
interdisciplinary
platform
EXTRAsync
with
multimedia
artist
Gianluca
Sibaldi,
focusing
on
large-scale,
site-specific
projects
and
the
development
of
advanced
real-
time
audiovisual
systems.
This
collaboration
gave
rise
to
works
such
as
SCANAUDIENCE,
a
live
performance
based
on
real-time
audience
scanning,
featured
at
major
international
festivals
including
MUTEK
Montreal, Philharmonie de Paris (Biennale Némo) and ACT Festival South Korea.
In
2023,
the
trio
presented
SCANSCAPE,
a
site-specific
audiovisual
installation
developed
in
collaboration
with
Gianluca
Sibaldi.
Based
on
an
analysis
of
urban
life,
SCANSCAPE
was
exhibited
at
the
Asia
Culture
Center
in
Gwangju.
With
a
focus
on
cities
around
the
world,
the
work
reflects
on
the
relationship
between
humans
and
technology,
envisioning
a
“global
city”
where
diverse
cultures,
identities,
and
languages coexist and intertwine.
Their
most
recent
project,
WHITE
BALANCE,
applies
the
photographic
white
balance
principles
to
the
dynamic
interaction
of
sound
and
image
with
the
use
of
custom
made
photosensitive
devices,
the
project premiered at LEV Matadero Madrid at has been shown since at digital art festivals as ACT Festival (KR), Tkeshi festival (GE), Live Cinema Festival (IT).
SCHNITT continues to explore the evolving dialogue between media, perception, and contemporary culture through a practice rooted in experimentation and technological innovation.
ACT Festival 2023
Courtesy of ACC
Photo by Kim Sarah, Lee Yong Shin (@Studio891)