Carlos
Sandoval is an internationally active
composer, sound-, video- and ink-pen-drawing artist. He is best known for his
creative work using different technologies-techniques with
a gestalt approach. Michael Zwenzner describes
him as a "socio-critical magician of
multimedia-enhanced instrumental theatre".
Cognitive theories of language as an object
and theories about our inability to
differentiate the external world from our
own psyche currently exert a great influence
on his work. "Sandoval’s artistry is not
just a visual or auditory experience but a
soulful journey [...] Each piece, whether
sound or video art, music composition or
intricate drawings, reflects an artist who
is as much a global citizen as he is a
silent observer of the internal human
odyssey". (Davood
Khazaie).
He is in general
self-taught and has remained outside the circles of
academia throughout his life.
Sandoval was
Conlon Nancarrow's assistant. He has lived in
Berlin since 2003 and acquired his second
nationality (German) in 2009. His work has been
requested or programmed by festivals such as
Donaueschinger Musiktage (1992,
2015), Huddersfield Contemporary Music
Festival (2007) or Klangspuren Schwaz
(2016). Recent commissions: NDR Das
Neue Werk, ensemble mosaik, American
Society, Siemens Stifftung, Grazer
Kunstverein, Fundación
Alumnos 47, INM-Berlin, LIMINAR, ensemble Contrechamps, Vertixe
Sonora ensemble and KlagWald-Klangplatz.
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