European Night of Museum 2012

at the Museum of The Banque Nationale de Belgique

A Mosquito Massala Collaboration.

Workshop, Video Installation & Performance with Live Music.

Artistes Invités:
VJ Viktor Furiani, VJ Waner, VJ Clearscreen

Coordinateur Général:
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis

Coordinateur Pédagogique:
Viktor Furiani

Performance Musicale:
Jérémy Bocquet, Jérôme Erhart

Participants Workshop VJing:
Nikos Dalton, Lucas Le Bart, Alice Demasure, Aïda Merghoub, Fanny Deblauwe, Coline Casse, Loïc Carrera, Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento, Raphaël Touraon, Kevin Fafournoux

Prise de vue et montage:
Fanny Deblauwe, Samvida Nanda

Merci à:
Patric Reves

Remerciements au Musée de la Banque Nationale de Belgique:
Patrick Carion, Marianne Danneel

Véronique Deblon, Laurie De Mare, Reinhilde Depreter, François Duhaut, Monique Schiettecatte, Ann Vandorpe, Jannes Van Eeckhout,Charlotte Vantieghem

Mosquito Massala's Samvida Nanda and Viktor Furiani had the pleasure to work with the journalist H. R. Venkatesh

to conceptualise and create the Multi-Lingual Logo for his project Media Buddhi.

The Logo was further animated by Sidharth Pratap Singh and is featured in the videos and other visual communication around the project.

"On BOOM's digital literacy program, we invite guest speakers to discuss the most pressing issues with digital media usage, digital exposure for children, breaking down information bias and teach everyone to fact check fake news, polarizing news and dog whistles for themselves. Let's create a world that is safer for everyone." - Media Buddhi

Videos Link at:

YouTube

Website

Our various approaches into the linguistic and text explorations led us to certain observations and iterations:

- A friendly, Round, Stable, Organic Typography

-latin alphabet referencing to local alphabets

-Medium+ spacing to give space to breathe and time to think (i.e. not oppressive, no overcrowding. For example, can colour create this clarity if letters are too close by. )

-witty ways of visually referencing the diversity and culture of India, and opening the conversation to regional language speakers.

-to identify one's own language in all the languages.

-option of incorporating Boom logo colour (red) into Media Buddhi to create the connection across both entities.

-to make a vector format so that the logo can be shown clearly across all platforms of print and web.

Mosquito Massala and DTROVE collaboration gave rise to a beautiful LED Mapping experience at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur.

VJing live to the beautiful Sufi and Bollywood music by Bhavin Shastri and Band.

Mosquito Massala had the pleasure to collaborate with DTROVE for an Architectural Projection Mapping on Bal Samand Lake and Palace in Jodhpur, India.

This storytelling experience is a Light and Sound Pheras, and explores a 360 degree stage as a setting for an immersive Royal Wedding Experience.

 

 

 

 

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UNRATED - TRAILER

Presenting UNRATED, an alternative music and art festival on a Space Station. The 3D Real-time Live stream event is an immersive experience like never before.

Date | July 18 / 19 | From 18:30 Onwards.

Live Streaming On | Youtube / Vimeo / Twitch

UNRATED - AFTERMOVIE

Nelson OJ (DJ), Viktor Furiani (VJ) and Samvida Nanda (VJ) of the Mosquito Massala were very happy to be a part of this Festival organised by Transhuman Collective. A collective of Artists gathered for a Fundraiser Festival where all donations go to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for frontliners in the fight against Covid-19 Pandemic. See more at https://unrated.giveindia.org/

It was a Live Virtual Event (one of the very first of its kind in India). The Real-time 3D event was streamed live through a real console where the Lights, Cameras, 3D Graphics and Visuals were mixed and triggered live.

Artists and Partners: Ash Roy, Calm Chor, Vinayak Karthikayan, Helium Project, Nelson OJ, NATE08, OX7GEN, Zokhuma, Soupherb Records, Mixtape, UnMute, Third Culture, Yash Chandak, Samvida Nanda, Viktor Furiani, Dhanya Pilo, PIYUZ, Ashutosh Soni, Naveen Deshpande, Percival Crasto, Freishia BomanBehram, Yantr India, ZERO Graffiti, Daku Graffiti, Arthat Studio, Ek Kahani Aaisi Bhi, Identify PR • Communication, Clubbing TV India, Mosquito Massala Crew, Lucid Raaga

Jaisalmer Fort and Palace, and Patwa Haveli were two of the architectural stages for live events that were a part of SANDSCAPE 2020, made with support from the Rajasthan Tourism Department and GSDT and the Jaisalmer Desert Festival.

#digitalart​ #3DMapping​ #ProjectionMapping​ #VJing​ #mosquitomassala​ #2020​ #festival​ #lightandsound​ #live

AFTERMOVIE

MARRIOTT DAY 1

MARRIOTT DAY 2

TEASER

AFTERMOVIE

Sandscape 2019 started with an Event at KB Lodge on 13th Feb with Visuals on the Patwa Haveli by Viktor Furiani (France), Samvida Nanda (Delhi) and Param Virdee (Delhi) of the Mosquito Massala. Featuring a narration by Vijay Ballani. Followed by music-and-visual arts by Marta Del Grandi and Cecilia Valagussa of Fossick Project (Italy), and music by Clicks and Errors (Germany), Diana Lovrin (New York), Lucid Raaga AKA Nelson OJ (Mumbai), and Mashter (Delhi).

Other events included a Conference at the Royal Palace on the 14th Feb (discussions around new forms of Tourism, Gender Empowerment, Preservation of Heritage and more), a Royal Dune Party in Khuri on 15th and 16th Feb, and a Music and Lights Show at the Jaisalmer Fort on 18th Feb. Other prominent artists featured in those events, were Queen Harish (Jaisalmer), Ma Faiza (Pune), Cosmic Compass (Delhi), Ind Ra (Mumbai), and all star folk artists Kutle Khan and Band and Gafoor Khan.

Additional pre and post parties were celebrated on 9th Feb at Lush in Jodhpur, and Boxout Wednesdays in Summerhouse Cafe on 20th Feb and Raasta, New Delhi on 22nd Feb.

With Special thanks to Sandscape 2019 main supports: HH Maharani Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi and Yuvraj Chaitanya Raj Singh of the Royal Family of Jaisalmer, and to Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum - GSDT, Luca Borella, Killa Bhawan and KB Lodge, Instituto Italiano Di Cultura, Embassy of France in India and French Institute in India and Intermod.

Sandscape is made possible thanks to Sir Gajendra Singh Sodha from Mamas Resort & Camps in Khuri; the Indo-European art collective Mosquito Massala, and Mr Nitesh Mathur from Universal Selective, as well as all the Partners of Sandscape.

20th Feb 2019 saw Sandscape Artists at Boxout Wednesdays!

At Summer House Cafe in New Delhi.

Listen to the Lineup:

Fossick Project

https://boxout.fm/shows/boxout-wednesdays/099.1

Lucid Raaga & Diana Lovrin

https://boxout.fm/shows/boxout-wednesdays/099.2

Clicks and Errors

https://boxout.fm/shows/boxout-wednesdays/099.3

Featuring Visuals by Samvida Nanda, Viktor Furiani and Param Virdee of the Mosquito Massala!

Opening up the night was Mumbai's Lucid Raaga aka Nelson OJ, an electronic producer who is fascinated by India's treasure trove of ethnic and folk sounds. He has worked extensively with musicians who play instruments such as the Sarangi, Sitar, Sarod, Flute and Veena . He was joined with live vocals from New York's Diana Lovrin.

Italian duo Fossick Project comprising illustrator Cecilia Valagussa and singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi. Theirs is a creative collaboration where music and graphic compositions inspire one another and each performance is unique and site specific.

Closing out the night was live modular electronica act from Germany, ClicksandErrors . Christoph Dahlberg is a one-man band and his sets are based on broken beats and melancholic harmonies with syncopated and compulsive use of synths and drum machines .

Thanks to Wild City for their support!

Read more at Wild City's website.

Boxout.fm is an online radio station borne of a need for a community-run platform focusing on alternative music and culture in India.

Have a listen and Learn more at https://boxout.fm

Moments from a site-specific performance task, created by students during the first part of the training

at The DUENDE School of Ensemble Physical Theatre in India 2018.

It took place at The Company Theatre's (FB) Training space in Kamshet. 

Video Shot and Edited by Samvida Nanda of the Mosquito Massala.

The DUENDE School India 2018: A Performance Task from John Britton 

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From Mama's Resort and Camps, to Amar Sagar, KB Lodge, Gadsisar Lake and more; Jaisalmer and Khuri played host to Sandscape Art Residency #6

Chinese Man's Matteo, and DJ Nina met up with Mosquito Massala's VJ Viktor Furiani, VJ Samvida Nanda and DJ Nelson (AKA Lucid Raaga), for a time of exploration, sharing, creating a DIY sound studio near the Desert, listening and recording with the Folk artists of the Manganiyar and Kalbelia Communities, creating fusion, understanding systems of royalties, discovering spicy foods, playing with spicy technologies, and more... through immersive processes which took place in November 2018.

Special thanks to Gajendra Singh Sodha, Chaitanya Raj Singh, Luca Borella, Bhanu Shrimali and Gently Altered for their roles in hosting and/or supporting this Art Residency!

Sony Music presents The Yellow Diary's new EP Izafa’ (‘advancement’ in Urdu) – with 3 new songs.

Samvida Nanda of the Mosquito Massala, worked with

Director - Vishal Handa

and Production House - Little Duck Productions

to create Visuals for the LED backdrop for all three videos.

01 - Dheere Se - The Yellow Diary | Izafa 

02 - Buniyaad - The Yellow Diary | Izafa 

03 - Tere Jeya Hor Disda - The Yellow Diary | Izafa | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

SANDSCAPE in the NEWS!

2018 SANDSCAPE Art Residency and Festival

It is with great pleasure that we announce the Bonjour India Label for The SANDSCAPE Art Residency and Festival!

https://www.bonjour-india.in/events/4571/

In association with BACK IN TIME @ BONOBO, Mumbai, 28.01.17. 

Music Acts -  ETHNOTRONIC JUGALBANDI Talab Khan & Band / Folk - Barna, Lucid Raaga / Fusion - Mumbai

DJ SETS - Pradeep Maharana - Mumbai, Arnold Misquitta - Mumbai

 DIGITAL WALA Project - CROSSED LAB Digital Art Installation & Performance - Etienne Bernardot - Paris, Mathieu Sanchez - Paris

Visuals & Mapping - MOSQUITO MASSALA VJ Samvida Nanda - Delhi, VJ Rahil - Hyderabad, VJ Viktor Furiani - Lyon

Video Credits:

Soundtrack: Infinity by Lucid Raaga

Images, Editing, Animations: Samvida Nanda & Viktor Furiani

https://www.themusicscool.in/