Solar Bears & Lionel Palun & Guillermo Carrion

Solar Bears

Hailing from Dublin and Wicklow, Solar Bears formed in early 2009. Named after a Russian science fiction film by Andrei Tarkovsky, the band consists of John Kowalski and Rian Trench. The cosmic duo released their debut album She Was Coloured In in 2010 on Planet Mu records. Sharing a love of world cinema, their music combines a number of different influences ranging from electronica to film composers like Ennio Morricone and George Delerue. Song titles reference the likes of Aronofsky, Beat Takeshi and Michael Haneke. Their sound is a mix of programming, acoustic instruments, synths and vintage tape machines. The freeform approach of their writing and recording lends itself to varying tones and colours. Tracks often have differing sound sources from each other creating a unique musical experience.
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Lionel Palun & Guillermo Carrion

Artist Guillermo Carrion performs live ‘action’ painting on overhead projectors as Lionel Palun films and feeds the equation using custom designed software. Filtering live video feedback, they develop a set of visual rhythms and textural explorations.

After completing a PhD in nanotechnology, Lionel chose to explore the connection between the screen and the performing arts. He developed his own tools for the production and diffusion of video images. The software is both a tool for video production and an instrument of improvisation for live video performance.

Guillermo Carrion is a founding member of the artist collective Barnstormers. Guillermos’s work includes large painted cityscapes and ‘action’ painting. At the 2007 Electric Picnic Festival he performed live painting on overhead projectors with Sonic Youth.

€12 / €10 CONCESSION