Agnieszka (Aga) Czeszumska
agaczesz [at] gmail [dot] com
Leveraging my science background in nuclear physics and astrophysics, and my work experience in systems and mechatronics engineering, I work at the intersection of technology, data, science and art. I collaborate with artists, supporting in software and hardware production aspects of their pieces. I am interested in acoustic ecology, psychoacoustics, sensory extension and cross-modal perception, and specifically in how sound can be used to augment, transform or reflect experiences.
Curriculum Vitae
Exploring natural radio signals produced by lightning strikes from across the globe, with a self-built radio based on McGreevey’s BBB-4 circuit design. Project was conducted during the MultiMadeira residency in January of 2020, and is ongoing to continue recording from different places. [Link to sound clip]
Custom-made PCB's Based on an open-source circuit diagram, strung together and used as a drone instrument sensitive to light (and hence movement).
Real-time synthesis of ambient, environmental sounds, consisting of microphones connected to a Daisy microcontroller. Modifying emphasis of certain frequency ranges modifies the environmental sounds, and encourages explorations in acoustic ecology.
Collaboration with Ashley Middleton on a soundscape for her work, Mechanism of Action, exhibited at Nanocosmic Investigations in Malmo, Sweden (2022). Produced with Pure Data, and based on the DNA sequence and vibrational properties of amino acids. [Link to sound clip]
Python script for the analysis of real-time EEG data, streamed to touchdesigner. The code is used in Ashley Middleton’s ongoing project Under the Watermark, which has been exhibited at Monom Studios, Berlin, Germany as part of The AGAPÈ — Contact exhibit and CTM Festival.
Comission for a control circuit for the movement of silicon worms (with air pumps), which were designed and created by Rebecca Stumpf. Work was displayed in 2019 at ZK/U, Berlin, Germany, for an exhibit on soil ecology.
Parade of Fools annual group exhibition (2018), Osaka, Japan. Sculpture with an optical theremin.
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