D'ViziBulz - The Visible Division
The group's interest in rhytmically moving images sprang up during the
conceptualisations for "BUmBUs" in 2003,
as we tried to represent the world of music through a synergy of the audial,
the tactile and especially the visual to those, who were allegedly deprived
of this pleasure due to hearing problems. This aim joined forces of four
of our drummers that began exploring double roles also as VJs in BU's
performances, taking turns behind the computer during the shows. VJ cHrt,
VJ Choki, VJ tonee and VJ Zhiva make up D'ViziBulz, a division that deems
a foreign culture and a primary rhythm worth becoming visible again.
Visual materials that are being mixed live on the screen by the members
of the division not only offer stimulating background aesthetics but also
cover themes ranging from traditional life and pure nature to the urban
aspects of "other" continents, not forgetting to touch even
upon some more acute ecological or political topics. But how to take a
critical stance towards our own dealings with an underestimated culture
and its sublime communications without loosing the beat or slipping into
some kind of preaching through the visual narrative?
Our initial investigations concentrated around how to depict, interpret
and subvert video material from everyday African life, it's (idiosyncratic)
natures and cultures and blend it with a (mixed) present experience. Recently
we have been exploring rather minimalist and formalist approaches to live
video editing, founding our sets on symbolic and formal contents of shapes,
colours, movements etc. as well as including live video feeds from the
show.
Slowly "D'ViziBulz" are starting to develop their own hardware
setups, aesthetics, themes and genres, producing some materials from the
scratch, exploring new mappings between movement of the body (e. g. the
drumming hand) and movement of the picture. During the two years visualisations
manipulated live have become an inseparable part of BU's concerts and
events such as "BUdiseja4002"...
>> Take a look at some of the VJ-clips,
frozen in electronic time..
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