CARLOS SANDOVAL MENDOZA




WORK 1987-2026

2026

+ MONAS SERIESNET 1: FORESTMONAS, automata by Carlos Sandoval, 2025-2026MECHANIC TREMOR, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES, TOUCHING FOREST, TREMBLING AUTOMATA Automata

+ TENT VISIONSNET 1: FORESTTENT VISIONS, ink drawings by Carlos Sandoval, 2024-2026DOG VISIONS, NOCTURNAL INK-DRAWINGS, PERCEIVED FOREST, TOUCHING FOREST Drawing

2025

+ MYCELIANET 1: FORESTMYCELIA, ink drawing by Carlos Sandoval, 2025ARTUMENT, NETWORK OF TREES, PERCEIVED FOREST Drawing

+ MATEO Composition

2024

+ POST-COVID SERIESNET 2: AI ARCHAEOLOGYPOST-COVID SERIES, ink drawings by Carlos Sandoval, 2021-2024AI ARCHAEOLOGY, ANALOGUE SIMULATION, ANTI-MORPHOSIS, CHILDHOOD RESIDUE, GAN-BASED PROJECTIONS Drawing

+ NUBES Y NOMADAS 2NET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCENUBES Y NOMADAS, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2021-2024CHRONOTOPIC INVERSION, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, FORCED MIGRATION, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, PROMPTER SCORE, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

+ METRONOMO Y ESPERANZANET 7: ATTRACTOR SYSTEMSMETRONOMO Y ESPERANZA, video by Carlos Sandoval, 2014ANTHROPOLOGICAL MACHINE, FUNCTION PERMUTATION, QUANTIZED MASS Video

2023

2022

2021

+ NUBES Y NOMADAS 1NET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCENUBES Y NOMADAS, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2021-2024CHRONOTOPIC INVERSION, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, FORCED MIGRATION, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, PROMPTER SCORE, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

+ LEPORINASNET 2: AI ARCHAEOLOGYLEPORINAS, ink drawings by Carlos Sandoval, 2021AI ARCHAEOLOGY, COLONIALISM, FAKE ARCHAEOLOGY, FAKE ONTOLOGY, GAN-BASED PROJECTIONS, GEOMETRIC LEGACY

2020

+ HEARING IN BEDNET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCEHEARING IN BED, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2020DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, TIK-TOK SCORES Composition

2019

+ BIBERDAM-ASSUTNET 7: ATTRACTOR SYSTEMSBIBERDAM-ASSUT, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2019COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, INTERLOCKING COLLABORATION Composition

2018

+ THE SIX LOST SONGSNET 8: OFRENDASTHE SIX LOST SONGS, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2018ANTI-PERFORMANCE SCORE, SECULAR RITUAL Composition

+ FATALISMO MAGICONET 3: MASSESFATALISMO MAGICO, performance, 2018AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, CHRONOTOPE, CULTURAL AUTOMATION AND HOPE, DEEP CULTURE, FICTION-NON FICTION, FUNCTION LANDSCAPE, OBSERVATION AS SYNAPSE, SOCIAL PROOF Performance

+ DIE TRÄNEN DER DINGENET 8: OFRENDASDIE TRÄNEN DER DINGE, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2018CARTESIAN DUALISM, EMOTIONAL PORNOGRAPHY, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, SECULAR RITUAL Composition

+ HIDDEN 2NET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSHIDDEN 2, video by Carlos Sandoval, 2018CARTESIAN DUALISM, CHILDHOOD RESIDUE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, PALINDROMIC METAMORPHOSIS LOOP Video

2017

+ BLIND BOXNET 10: INSTRUMENTALSBLIND BOX, sculpture by Carlos Sandoval, 2017SENSORY TRANSDUCTION Sculpture

+ SE FUERON LOS PAJAROSNET 7: ATTRACTOR SYSTEMSSE FUERON LOS PAJAROS, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2017SOUNDSCAPE FOR THE DEAF

+ THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ANTHEMNET 3: MASSESTHE MEXICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2017AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, CHILDHOOD RESIDUE, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, DEEP CULTURE, FICTION-NON FICTION, SOCIAL PROOF Composition

+ QU TROMPA 2NET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSQU, composition by Carlos SandovalCOLLECTIVE COHERENCE, FALSE WATER CYCLE, PERCEIVED ECOLOGY Composition

2016

+ VIERTEL NACH SCHATTENNET 3: MASSESVIERTEL NACH SCHATTEN, performance by Sandoval / Castillo-Deball, 2016CHRONOTOPE, CHRONOTOPIC INVERSION, DEEP CULTURE, FICTION-NON FICTION, OBSERVATION AS SYNAPSE, SOCIAL PROOF Performance

+ TELEPROMPTER 2NET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCETELEPROMPTER / NUBES Y NOMADAS, compositions by Carlos Sandoval, 2015-2024CHRONOTOPIC INVERSION, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, FORCED MIGRATION, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, PROMPTER SCORE, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

2015

+ TELEPROMPTER 1NET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCETELEPROMPTER / NUBES Y NOMADAS, compositions by Carlos Sandoval, 2015-2024CHRONOTOPIC INVERSION, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, FORCED MIGRATION, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, PROMPTER SCORE, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

+ ANTILEGOSNET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCEANTILEGOS, three chamber pieces by Carlos Sandoval, 2015ANTILEGO, CARTESIAN DUALISM, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, DENIED CONVERGENCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, INTERRUPTED IMPROVISATION PATTERNS, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

2014

+ ANTILEGONET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCEANTILEGO, photo series by Carlos Sandoval, 2014-2015ANTILEGO, COLONIALISM, DENIED CONVERGENCE, RUBIK'S ANTHROPOLOGY

+ TRANSFOREST

2013

+ MAQUINA LATINANET 4: ARTIFICIAL COHERENCEMAQUINA LATINA, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2013CARTESIAN DUALISM, COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, COMPOUND OF ERRORS, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, INTERRUPTED IMPROVISATION PATTERNS, ISOLATED COHERENCE, PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO-ISOLATION, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

+ DER WALD Video

2011

+ URSULA, THE ART OF DYINGNET 8: OFRENDASURSULA, THE ART OF DYING, video by Carlos Sandoval, 2010CONVERGENCE-DIVERGENCE, SECULAR RITUAL Video

2012

+ SINUS-KOPEKNET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSSINUS-KOPEK, video by Carlos Sandoval, 2011OBSERVATION AS SYNAPSE, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES, SONIFICATION Video

2010

+ EL INSTRUMENTONET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSEL INSTRUMENTO, live electronics by Carlos Sandoval, 2010CARTESIAN DUALISM, CHILDHOOD RESIDUE, EMOTIONAL PORNOGRAPHY, PERFORMED VULNERABILITY, RANDOM-BASED ACOUSTIC FIELD, RANDOMIZED SOUND-BANKS Live Electronics

+ TREES WITH SENSORSNET 1: FORESTTREES WITH SENSORS, installation by Carlos Sandoval, 2006-2010NETWORKED ECOLOGY, OBJECT AGENCY, RANDOM-BASED ACOUSTIC FIELD, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES, SUBLIMATED FOREST Installation

2009

+ INTERAKTION FESTIVALNET 7: ATTRACTOR SYSTEMSINTERAKTION FESTIVAL, performance, 2009RANDOM-BASED ACOUSTIC FIELD, RANDOMIZED SOUND-BANKS, SOCIAL PROOF Performance

2008

+ DIE BASTA ZEITEN SIND VORBEINET 9: QUANTUM ENSEMBLEDIE BASTA ZEITEN SIND VORBEI, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2008COLLECTIVE COHERENCE, OCTOPUS CONDUCTOR Composition

2007

+ QU TROMPANET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSQU, composition by Carlos SandovalCOLLECTIVE COHERENCE, FALSE WATER CYCLE, PERCEIVED ECOLOGY Composition

+ THE BODY OF LIGIANET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSTHE BODY OF LIGIA, live electronics performance by Carlos Sandoval, 2007ACOUSTIC ANATOMY, PERFORMED VULNERABILITY, RANDOM-BASED ACOUSTIC FIELD, RANDOMIZED SOUND-BANKS, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Live electronics performance

+ MOSAICOSNET 9: QUANTUM ENSEMBLEMOSAICOS, mother-cell composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2007LINEAR OR NON-LINEAR FLOOR MATS AS SOUND TRIGGERS, OCTOPUS CONDUCTOR, RANDOM-BASED ACOUSTIC FIELD, RANDOMIZED SOUND-BANKS Composition

+ DIE SCHAUKELNET 8: OFRENDASDIE SCHAUKEL, performance multimedia by Carlos Sandoval, 2007DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, NETWORK OF TREES, SECULAR RITUAL Performance Multimedia

+ NANCARROW IN 12 CHANNELS Installation, Concert

2006

+ THE BIRTH OF A SHIPNET 5: INSTRUMENTS AS BEINGSTHE BIRTH OF A SHIP, composition and performance by Carlos Sandoval, 2006ANTHROPOMORPHISM, OBJECT AGENCY, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition, performance

2005

+ PETENERANET 5: INSTRUMENTS AS BEINGSPETENERA, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2005ANTHROPOMORPHISM, OBJECT AGENCY, PERFORMED VULNERABILITY, SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES Composition

+ QU VARANET 6: BEINGS AS INSTRUMENTSQU, composition by Carlos SandovalCOLLECTIVE COHERENCE, FALSE WATER CYCLE, PERCEIVED ECOLOGY Composition

2004

+ STEIM: GLOVES WITH SENSORSNET 10: INSTRUMENTALSSTEIM: GLOVES WITH SENSORS, instrument by Carlos Sandoval, 2004RANDOM-BASED ACOUSTIC FIELD, RANDOMIZED SOUND-BANKS Instrument

2003

+ MEX TOYSNET 3: MASSESMEX TOYS, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2003ART AND TOYS, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, FICTION-NON FICTION, SOCIAL PROOF, STRUCTURAL SEX Composition

2001

+ MANDARINO MARIONETANET 10: INSTRUMENTALSMANDARINO MARIONETA, young tree moved by thread, Huitzilac, 2001SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES

2000

+ LA PASION SEGUN LA GENTENET 3: MASSESLA PASION SEGUN LA GENTE, composition by Carlos Sandoval, 2000AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, CHRONOTOPE, CHRONOTOPIC INVERSION, COMPOUND INCOHERENCE, DEEP CULTURE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MEDIATION, FICTION-NON FICTION, FUNCTION LANDSCAPE, SOCIAL PROOF, SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE RECORDING Composition

1999

1996

1994

+ MIDI PIANOLA CONSTRUCTIONNET 10: INSTRUMENTALSMIDI PIANOLA CONSTRUCTION, instrument by Carlos Sandoval, 1994

1992

+ FAST PIECE and SLOW PIECE FOR PLAYER + PIANO Composition

1987

+ HUGE MOBILESNET 10: INSTRUMENTALSHUGE MOBILES, sculpture by Carlos Sandoval, 1987SIMULTANEOUS EXISTENCES