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/01_PROTOCOL
Alexandre Cruz Sesper is an industrial archivist and multi-disciplinary artist operating a Residual Memory Index. His practice is a continuous feedback loop between visual debris and sonic frequency.
Spanning from ancestral data to contemporary industrial ruins, Sesper utilizes his vast audiovisual archive, as a living score for his compositions.
By merging the structural friction of mechanical collages with the improvisational freedom of experimental noise, he reconstructs memories through a "visual and aural wall of sound."
He does not curate nostalgia; he operates a system where the archive is played, distorted, and re-indexed in real-time.
FILE_ID: 01_TECHNICAL_BIO.TXT
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[ FORMATION_LOGS]
1988 - 1992 > NETWORK_DYNAMICS:
Research into global exchange networks (Mail Art / Tape Trading) and photocopy aesthetics. Founding of the Crude Reality /Noise & Flores / INTRO]duct / Outprint archives.
1990 > INDUSTRIAL_OBSERVATION:
Field studies in port infrastructures and urban waste zones. Mapping of textures and urban visual noise.
1993 - 1997 > INITIAL_VISUAL_INPUT:
Early development of visual perception through instant photography and chemical processing errors [RAW_POLAROID_DATA].
1995-ACTIVE > SYSTEM_OPERATION:
Formal beginning of multi-disciplinary production. Transition from observer to operator of visual and sonic systems.
2000-ACTIVE > SONIC_ARCHIVING:
Deep research into sound synthesis, free improvisation, and residual frequencies. Operating audio systems as an extension of visual collage .
2008-ACTIVE > MATERIAL_PROCESSING:
Specialization in intermediate stratification: use of resins, silk, and the preservation of documents within new technical supports.
2010-ACTIVE > PUBLISHING_MECHANICS:
Intensive activity in independent publishing. Expert in Risograph and photocopy printing processes. Managing the full cycle of fanzine production: editing, printing, and global distribution.
2015-ACTIVE > KNOWLEDGE_TRANSFER:
Conducting specialized workshops on independent publishing and experimental printing, focusing on the democratization of industrial reproduction tools.
[STATUS: SELF-TAUGHT_OPERATOR]
[MODE: CONTINUOUS_LEARNING_
LOOP]
[INSTITUTIONAL_
COLLECTIONS / EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
LOCATION_01 > INSTITUTO_FIGUEIREDO_ FERRAZ:Ribeirão Preto/SP (Brazil).
LOCATION_02 > ITAU_CULTURAL:
Sao Paulo/SP (Brazil).
LOCATION_03 > MAC_USP: Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo (Brazil).
[STATUS: PERMANENT_
ACQUISITION]
[INDEX_VALIDATED: INSTITUTIONAL_LEVEL]
[SELECTED_SOLO_
DEPLOYMENTS / SYSTEM_ACTIVATIONS]
_________________________2025 > FAMILIAR STRANGERS Anan Records. Curator: Tommy Pearl. Tel Aviv (Israel)
2016 > ESCAPE:
Galeria Fita Tape. Curator: Lucas Velloso. São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2013 > REPROVADO:
Galeria LOGO. Curator: Lucas Velloso. São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2008 > RE-FUNCTIONAL:
Galeria Adesivo. Curator: Lucas Velloso.
Porto Alegre/RS (Brazil).
2008 > FORMOL:
Galeria Rojo/POP.
Curator: Willian Baglione.
São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2004 > 31: Galeria Adesivo. Curator: Lucas Velloso. Porto Alegre/RS (Brazil).
[STATUS: EXECUTED]
[LOG_VERIFIED: SPATIAL_OCCUPATION_COMPLETED]
[SELECTED_GROUP_
DEPLOYMENTS / NETWORK_COLLISIONS]
2024 > SOFT_SHELL: With Ayelet Ben Dor - P8 Gallery. Curators: Estee Balsam & Camea Smith. Tel Aviv/Jaffa (Israel).
2022 > ELIPSES: Espaço Cultural Oasis. Curator: Lucas Velloso. Rio de Janeiro/RJ (Brazil).
2022 > DATABASA: Sala de Arte do Canto. Curator: Lucas Velloso. São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2016 > NEW_TERRITORIES: Museo Amparo. Curator: Lowery Stokes Sims and Adriana Kertzer. Puebla (Mexico).
2016 > DAMAGED_CITY_ART_SHOW: Open Studio DC. Curator: Sarah O'Donoghue. Washington DC (USA).
2016 > ARTE_CORE: MAM - Museum of Modern Art. Curator: Homegrown. Rio de Janeiro/RJ (Brazil).
2014 > NEW_TERRITORIES: MAD - Museum of Arts and Design. Curator: Lowery Stokes Sims and Adriana Kertzer. New York (USA).
2014 > GRANDE_COLINA: Galeria LOGO. Curator: Carlos Issa - São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2013 > DESLIZE: MAR - Museu de Arte do Rio. Curator: Raphael Fonseca - Rio de Janeiro/RJ (Brazil).
2012 > MARKER: Galeria LOGO. Curator: Lucas Velloso. São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2011 > PERTURBO: Galeria LOGO. Curator: Lucas Velloso. São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2010 > TRANSFER: Pavilhão das Culturas Brasileiras. Curator: Lucas Velloso - São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2009 > LIFELINE: Carmichael Gallery. Curator: Seth Carmichael - Los Angeles (USA).
2008 > II_BRAZILIAN_DESIGN_BIENNIAL: National Museum. Curators: Fábio Magalhães, Auresnede Pires Stephan Brasília/DF (Brazil).
2008 > 4_OF_A_KIND: Galeria + soma. Curator: William Baglione - São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2008 > CONTRA_O_VERSO: Galeria Bergamin. Curator; Carmo Marchetti - São Paulo/SP (Brazil).
2008 > TRANSFER: Santander Cultural. Curator: Lucas Velloso - Porto Alegre/RS (Brazil).
2007 > AUTISTA: Ar+space Gallery. Curators: Nei Caetano, David Charles - San Francisco (USA).
2005 > CIRCUITO_MIRABOLANTE: Santander Cultural. Curator: Lucas Velloso - Porto Alegre/RS (Brazil).
[STATUS: ALL_LOGS_INDEXED]
[SYSTEM_CHECK: GLOBAL_REACH_CONFIRMED]
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< The Residual Memory Index:
[OPERATIONAL_MANIFESTO]
- THE ARCHIVE IS ALIVE: Documentation is not a static record; it is a raw frequency to be re-processed and re-indexed.
- INTERMEDIAL FRICTION: The movement between analog film, chemical development, xerox, and digital code is where the truth of the object resides.
- NOSTALGIA DECODED: We reject the melancholic gaze. History is data to be reconstructed through improvisational systems.
- SONIC SYNCHRONICITY: Visual grain and audio noise are the same phenomenon. The Index must be heard to be fully processed.
[SYSTEM_STATUS: ACTIVE]
[RE_INDEXING_IN_PROGRESS]
DIRECTORY_05.02.B: /OPEN_NOTATION
(Segment: Isolated Memory Loss)
[ACCESSING_SUB_DIRECTORY: /ANALOG_IMPROVISATION_LOG]
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-- PROJECT: "Isolated Memory Loss" (2021).
-- HARDWARE: Tascam Portastudio / Custom Tape Loops / Found Metal Objects.
-- INPUT: Field Recordings / High-tension urban noise (TLV).
-- STATUS: Active signal feedback. Manual overdubbing in progress.
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-- ANALYSIS: The visual scores are not just art; they are operational manuals for tape manipulation.
The Portastudio acts as a central processor, merging street debris (grills/signs) with magnetic field recordings.
Each loop cycle represents a controlled loss of memory through repetitive friction.
[ACCESSING_SUB_DIRECTORY: /ANALOG_IMPROVISATION_LOG]
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-- PROJECT: "Isolated Memory Loss" (2021).
-- HARDWARE: Tascam Portastudio / Custom Tape Loops / Found Metal Objects.
-- INPUT: Field Recordings / High-tension urban noise (TLV).
-- STATUS: Active signal feedback. Manual overdubbing in progress.
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-- ANALYSIS: The visual scores are not just art; they are operational manuals for tape manipulation. The Portastudio acts as a central processor, merging street debris (grills/signs) with magnetic field recordings. Each loop cycle represents a controlled loss of memory through repetitive friction..
[SIGNAL_ID: ANALOG_SCRIPT_01]
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-- TYPE:** Manual improvisational notation. -- LOG:** Mapping tape loop cycles and impact points.
-- STATUS:** Non-linear_Execution. -------------------------------------------`
[STORAGE_ID: MAG_LOOP_CYCLE]
-------------------------- MEDIUM:** Cassette Tape Loop. -- LOG:** Capturing the generation loss of repetitive friction.
-- STATUS:** Audio_Archive_Active. ---------------------------
[SIGNAL_ID: ANALOG_SCRIPT_01]
------------------------ TYPE:** Manual improvisational notation. -- LOG:** Mapping tape loop cycles and impact points.
-- STATUS:** Non-linear_Execution. --------------------------------- [HARDWARE_ID: FOUND_RESIDUE_01]
------------------------ SOURCE:** Street debris (Tel Aviv / 2021). -- ACTION:** Sonic excitation of metal surfaces.
-- LOG:** Object converted to signal generator. -------------------------------------------`[SIGNAL_ID: URBAN_NOISE_RECONSTRUCTION]
-------------- SOURCE:** Tel Aviv external signal / 2021. -- ACTION:** Captured via internal mic -> Overdubbed to Loop.
-- STATUS:** Memory_Stabilized_Via_Noise. ---------------
[SIGNAL_ID: HYBRID_DATA_FRAGMENT]
-------------------- TYPE:** Manual Annotation / Found Paper. -- LOG:** Low-fidelity memory recovery via collage.
-- STATUS:** Essential_Data_Retained. -------------------------------------------`-
[HARDWARE_ID: FOUND_RESIDUE_01]
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-- SOURCE:** Street debris (Tel Aviv / 2021). -- ACTION:** Sonic excitation of metal surfaces.
-- LOG:** Object converted to signal generator. -------------------------------------------`[STORAGE_ID: MAG_LOOP_CYCLE]
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-- MEDIUM:** Cassette Tape Loop. -- LOG:** Capturing the generation loss of repetitive friction.
-- STATUS:** Audio_Archive_Active. -------------------------------------------`[HARDWARE_ID: FOUND_RESIDUE_01]
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-- SOURCE:** Street debris (Tel Aviv / 2021). -- ACTION:** Sonic excitation of metal surfaces.
-- LOG:** Object converted to signal generator. -------------------------------------------`[STORAGE_ID: MAG_LOOP_CYCLE]
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-- MEDIUM:** Cassette Tape Loop. -- LOG:** Capturing the generation loss of repetitive friction.
-- STATUS:** Audio_Archive_Active. -------------------------------------------`[HARDWARE_ID: FOUND_RESIDUE_01]
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-- SOURCE:** Street debris (Tel Aviv / 2021). -- ACTION:** Sonic excitation of metal surfaces.
-- LOG:** Object converted to signal generator. -------------------------------------------`[PERFORMANCE_LOG: KINETIC_IMPACT_01]
------------------------------------------ ACTION:** Steel plate excitation via wood debris. -- SIGNAL:** Saturated audio / Low-fidelity capture.
-- CONTEXT:** High-tension environment metadata. -----------------------------
[HARDWARE_ID: FOUND_RESIDUE_01]
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-- SOURCE:** Street debris (Tel Aviv / 2021). -- ACTION:** Sonic excitation of metal surfaces.
-- LOG:** Object converted to signal generator. -------------------------------------------`[HARDWARE_ID: FOUND_RESIDUE_01]
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-- SOURCE:** Street debris (Tel Aviv / 2021). -- ACTION:** Sonic excitation of metal surfaces.
-- LOG:** Object converted to signal generator. -------------------------------------------`[SIGNAL_ID: ANALOG_SCRIPT_01]
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-- TYPE:** Manual improvisational notation. -- LOG:** Mapping tape loop cycles and impact points.
-- STATUS:** Non-linear_Execution. -------------------------------------------`[SIGNAL_ID: ANALOG_SCRIPT_01]
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-- TYPE:** Manual improvisational notation. -- LOG:** Mapping tape loop cycles and impact points.
-- STATUS:** Non-linear_Execution. -------------------------------------------`[ANALYZING_PHYSICAL_MEDIA]
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`-- SOURCE_FILE:** NOISE_AGENCY_EXECUTION_LOG
`-- MEDIUM:** COLLAGE / GRAPHITE_SCORE / PHOTOCOPY
`-- PROCESS:** REAL_TIME_IMPROVISATION / DATA_STRATIFICATION
`-- ATMOSPHERE_SYNC:**
OPEN_SCORE_GRAPHIC .WAV
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-- SYSTEM_NOTE: These visual strata are functional scripts. The interaction between the printed grid and the manual gesture, defines the improvisation parameters.
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[STATUS:OPEN_SCORE_SYSTEM_ STABILIZED]
[ANALYZING_PHYSICAL_MEDIA]
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`-- SOURCE_FILE:**
FIELD_RECORDING_2021_
RESIDENCY
`-- MEDIUM:** MAGNETIC_C40_LOOP / FOUND_DEBRIS_RESONANCE
`-- PROCESS:** PORTASTUDIO_MULTITRACKING / GRAPHIC_NOTATION
`-- ATMOSPHERE_SYNC:** ANALOG_DECAY_LOOP.WAV
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[STATUS: SIGNAL_SENSITIVE_TO_MAGNETIC_
INTERFERENCE]