This video clip is a fragment of a live performance by SHAPE artist Moritz Simon Geist and his project Sonic Robots. It was recorded as part of the ICAS Festival which occurred this April.
Moritz Simon Geist was born in 1981. His projects range from electronic music performances to robotic sound installations. His robotic installations and performances have so far been shown in numerous European festivals and exhibitions including Ars Electronica 2014, Club Transmediale 2013, Mapping Festival [CH]. He has also collaborated with performers such as Mouse on Mars and Tyondai Braxton. He holds talks on the progression of robotics and society. In 2015, he was awarded the Artist-In-Residence-Stipend for the Free State of Saxony.
His background is both as a classical musician and a robotics engineer, with an advanced expertise in 3-D Printing. Moritz Simon Geist lives and works in Dresden, Germany.
You can catch him live at the upcoming editions of Maintenant festival (13 – 18 October).