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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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Email, Instagram, Bandcamp ↗
[ 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]
SUB DIRECTORY
_07.03.C: /MULTIPLES_&_
PUBLISHING
(Segment: ISOLATED MEMORY LOSS Zine)
[ACCESSING_SUB_DIRECTORY: /IML_ZINE_2025]
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-- PUBLICATION: "Isolated Memory Loss" (Zine).
-- RELEASE_DATE: 2025 (Based on 2021 Residency Data).
-- EDITION: 40 Limited Units.
-- SPECS: Photocopy interior + 5 Risograph Postcards (2-color).
-- SUBSTRATE: Munken Lynx 90g.
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-- ANALYSIS: A comprehensive visual index of the Open Scores and improvisation sessions.
The use of high-contrast photocopy mirrors the "Generation Loss" theme, while the Risograph postcards act as high-fidelity data inserts.
This object stabilizes four years of research into a tactile multi-format edition.
> SYSTEM_NOTE: High-tactile paper substrate selected for sensory feedback.
[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`
[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`
[INVENTORY_ID: RISO_POSTCARD_SET]
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-- TYPE:** 2-Color Riso on Munken Lynx. -- LOG:** Five selected Open Scores as tactile multiples.
-- STATUS:** Removable Data Fragments. -------------------------------------------`
[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: ZINE_IML_INT_2025]
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-- CONTENT:** 2021 Performance logs / Graphic notation. -- LOG:** Intentional photocopy degradation.
-- STATUS:** Limited to 40 copies. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: RISO_POSTCARD_SET]
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-- TYPE:** 2-Color Riso on Munken Lynx. -- LOG:** Five selected Open Scores as tactile multiples.
-- STATUS:** Removable Data Fragments. -------------------------------------------`[INVENTORY_ID: RISO_POSTCARD_SET]
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-- TYPE:** 2-Color Riso on Munken Lynx. -- LOG:** Five selected Open Scores as tactile multiples.
-- STATUS:** Removable Data Fragments. -------------------------------------------`[ANALYZING_PHYSICAL_MEDIA]
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`-- SOURCE_FILE:** NOISE_AGENCY_ARCHIVE_ RECOVERY
-- PROCESS_A:** ELECTROSTATIC_PHOTOCOPY (Interior)
-- PROCESS_B:** RISOGRAPH_STENCIL (Postcards)
`-- ATMOSPHERE_SYNC:** PAPER_TEXTURE_FRICTION.WAV
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[STATUS: PHYSICAL_ASSEMBLY_ COMPLETE]