In 2016 Piksel initiated TransPiksel, a regional American touring lab in three different American countries: Ecuador, Perú and Mexico. TransPiksel is devoted to open and libre digital culture. Four days of innovative and technological based audiovisual workshops, exhibitions, concerts and a BioART Lab with international and local artists focused on biology and environmental sciences and Do-It-Yourself electronics held in each city.
In 2016, TransPiksel which consisted of a tour to 3 countries in South America: Mexico, Peru and Colombia. The project was continued in 2017 with a tour to Colombia, Peru and Chile, in 2018 to Mexico, Peru and Ecuador and in 2019 we focused on 3 countries: Peru, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Our partners are festivals for electronic art, independent media labs and local cultural institutions. The project was very successful and a number of new contacts were established. TransPiksel toured with an international group of artists in experimental electronic art and music who work with DIY tools and free technology. In addition to exhibitions and concerts, they held workshops and collaborated with local artists and musicians to establish long-term relationships to strengthen the international network Piksel is part of.
TransPiksel is creating a a grass-roots international network with presence in virtually every country and the artists community in the area. Through libre and open electronic art we challenge norms and values whilst creating a strong sense of community in the field.
The development, and therefore use, of digital technology today is mainly controlled by multinational corporations. Despite the prospects of technology expanding the means of artistic expression, the commercial demands of the software industries severely limit them instead. Piksel and TransPiksel is focusing on the Free/Libre and Open Source movement as a strategy for regaining artistic control of the technology, but also a means to bring attention to the close connections between art, politics, technology and economy.
The TransPiksel events are establishing a long lasting collaborative network in Central and South America in order to open cultural dialogues and future exchanges whilst expanding the ideas of free culture among the civil society.
The works range from sound art, sound installation, video research, interactive video, video performance, interactive installation, stand alone video loop (Piksel savers), DIY BioHacking, DIY- Bio textile, DIY bio-plastic, visual programming and live coding.