Datagrama is visual performance based project created in 2002 in my home town, Porto, Portugal. Since then the project has been conducting visual performances, installations and directing vjing workshops. In the five years there is a focus in developing 3d screen surfaces with original designs to perform upon - pixel mapping / 3D Video Mapping, and also developing interactive strategies with multi touch interfaces and computer vision based visuals: kinect.
His creative performance work, design and research has been rewarded by the Austin Critics Table Awards nomination for the Best Video Design 2012 and also a four year International Grant for his PhD research in Interactive Design at the University of Texas. Recently, his 3D Video Mapping design in the Multimedia show Land Without Evil featured in the PBS documentary "Arts in Context".
Datagrama has been performing Internationally in countries such as the United States, Spain, England, Russia, Italy, Portugal, China, Austria and Belgium, collaborating with talented artist such as Sphongle, Infected Mushroom, Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Heyoka, An-Ten-Nae -just to name a few- in multiple festivals such as Pro Vision Festival (Russia, Moscow), SXSW 2011/2012 (USA), Symbiosis 2012 (USA), Kernel Festival 2012(Italy), Art Outside 2010/2011 (USA, Austin), MIDI electronic art festival 2012 (Shanghai, China), Euphoria Festival 2012 (USA), Union Festival and Green Tripping Camp (Portugal) and many other New Era Festivals Gatherings, clubs and art festivals in the last decade. Also, the project directed vjing residences in Villa club and Industria club (Portugal), 2009. A video-track was released on the dvd Engrams by the Geomagnetic audiovisual label, 2007. João Beira -founder of the project- is a new media artist, visual performer and researcher,currently developing a dual degree PhD in Digital Media at the University of Texas at Austin and University of Porto, Portugal focus in emotional responses of audiences to interactive art performances. He holds a M.A. in Multimedia Art, and has been a lecturer at the ESG University since 2007.
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