Matías Homar, a musician and composer from Salta, Argentina, develops his work at the intersection of acoustic and electronic music, exploring the relationship between body, technology, and sound. His artistic practice is deeply influenced by his Buddhist outlook and his attention to the present, which manifests itself in processes in which gesture, perception, and listening become engines of creation. Homar combines traditional instruments with interactive devices of his own design—gloves, instruments, and resonant surfaces—to construct sound ecosystems that invite an enactivist experience of music, where the acts of making and perceiving merge in a single moment of consciousness.

Currently based in Alfred, New York, where he is Visiting Assistant Professor of Music-Sound Studio at Alfred University, Matías came to Buenos Aires thanks to an agreement between the Fundación´ace para el Arte Contemporáneo and the Institute of Electronic Arts at that university. As part of his residency, Matías worked at Estudio La Torre, where he deployed his speakers made from laser-cut polyethylene plates sublimated with images that the artist took of stones and lichens. To conclude his residency, he installed these speakers in the Espacio Diálogo of the ´ace studio and performed a sound performance for the audience.

ARTIST STATEMENT

For the past five years, I have been conducting research focused on the creation of interactive devices that amplify the musical experience through movement. This process, sustained by the dialogue between art, science, and technology, seeks to explore chance, interactivity, and the sensitivity of the body as creative engines. My works are transformed with each performer and context, proposing sound experiences that flow like life itself, where the unpredictable becomes an essential part of the artistic result. Over time, my practice has grown towards a more committed view of socio-cultural reality and a deep understanding of the interconnection between human beings, nature, and all forms of life. I conceive of art as a means to cultivate awareness, collaboration, and community, and as a way to reveal our shared responsibility for the environment we inhabit. In this sense, each project is an opportunity to learn, connect, and create from a place of presence and respect for our surroundings and those around us.