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Caen Botto
Caen Botto (Universomente) (ARG/ES), lives and works in Spain, is an intermedia artist - composer, developer of interactive software, installations, immersive environments and audiovisual performances.
Caen Botto (Universomente) (ARG/ES), born in Buenos Aires (1970), lives and works in Spain, is an intermedia artist - composer, developer of interactive software, installations, immersive environments and audiovisual performances. In 2000, he created Universomente an independent laboratory dedicated to the research and production of experimental audiovisual techniques for interactive communication (http://universomente.xicnet.com). He is also a founder and producer of Optiq Syndicate, an online distribution platform for new media art (2002 2003) (http://optiq.xicnet.com); co-founder and manager of Gipsy Films, multimedia lab specialising in audiovisual performance in real time, Barcelona (2002 2003) (http://gipsy.xicnet.com); a member of the IIESMUMD (Institute for Experimental Research of Digital Media Sound and Music), New Technologies and Communication Research Center; School of Computer and Communication Sciences; Universidad de Morón, Buenos Aires (1998 2000). His recent projects include: CODE: The Mechanics of the Spell, an interactive installation commissioned by FACT and LJMU (Liverpool John Moores University) (2006) (http://hci-fun.org.uk); Il Pikolo cirko di pulga virtualis, multimodal performance presented as part of GA (Generative Art Symposium), Milano (2002); Butterflystorm, telematic interactive installation exhibited in at III Muestra de arte Sonoro y Visual, Barcelona and El Atajo, Buenos Aires (2002).