In spring 2019 Vision Forum organised a 4-day festival in Stockholm called Transformation. It investigated how naturally occurring nerve signals from muscle and brain can be used in musical composition and performance production. During the festival composers, musicians, technology developers and researchers met to investigate the aesthetic potential of biofeedback in music. The events and meetings led to a rich surge of reflections, development of new ideas, new research topics, new technological development, new collaborations and new artistic projects.The event was greatly appreciated by audience, participants and the media. During lockdown in spring 2020, Vision Forum organised the online festival Transformation II in collaboration with French online radio P-node. In 2024, Vision Forum organised Transformation III in Paris together with our French partners including Le Cube Garges, La Generale and Chair de poule. The festival also included satellite performances in Belgium and multiple venues in Sweden. Musicians from Sweden, France, Japan, Italy and many other countries formed a part of the festival.
In spring 2025, Vision Forum will organise Transformation IV in Cairo together with our Egyptian partners: Out of the Circle, Nashazphone records and Rawabat Theater. It will bring together musicians and performers from Sweden, France and Egypt for a 3 day festival at Rawabat Theater. More info soon.
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If you have not watched Fabien Guillermont’s wonderful film about Transformation in 2019, you can do so now.