Consider, if you will, the fusion of two seemingly disparate worlds: computer programming and performance art. This is the essence of livecoding music. It challenges traditional notions of what constitutes art, blurring the lines between engineering and creativity. Livecoding has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity as a form of musical expression, and for good reason. When the code becomes the medium and the programmer dons the hat of the performer, a new form of artistic expression emerges, one that is both technical and artistic.
In India, an art collective known as Algorave has been promoting programming as performance art through events called Algoraves or algorithmic raves. Enthusiasts in Mumbai can have this mind-bending immersive experience on the evening of May 12. Avid Learning is bringing ‘The Sound of Code’ to Gallery XXL in Colaba….