THINKING BODIES
Léa Shamaa
Traces and Tinkerings of technology: An interview with Maria Komarova
In attending Maria Komarova's performance, Shamaa was dazzled by the musical potentiality of the sounds of everyday life. Especially by orchestrating technological objects, which our ears catch snippets of in our everyday lives, Komarova's performance mixes the traces of technology we leave on Earth and repurposes them; leaving new kinds of technological traces on us.
About the author
Léa Shamaa is a multidisciplinary journalist interested in connecting technology and musical traces with the everyday human experience. Usually in the form of reports, interviews, or essays, Shamaa’s writings aim to cater to a deeper understanding of artistic processes and reveal the personal aspects tied to these works, beyond their performance.
ABOUT THINKING BODIES
Thinking Bodies was conceptualised as an effort to build an exploratory body of knowledge(s), that draws upon the festival’s theme and weaves together perspectives, writing styles and formats. Drawing from the theme of the FIBER Festival 2024 edition, Outer/Body, we invited aspiring and emerging writers from a multiplicity of backgrounds to share their contributions, ranging from essays to interviews to poetries, resulting in a rich archive of knowledge.