experience of an abnormal meaningfulness”. – Conrad, 1958), memoryloss and panic. Investigation of the relation between fiction and reality in an atmosphere of audiovisual chaos and confusion. ‘Polybius’ originated from the myth surrounding a supposed arcade game of the same name from the eighties, leading to sensory malfunctions and madness, amongst others.
Raquel Meyers (1977) is a Spanish videoartist who often makes use of low-res graphics or pixelart to create surrealistic images in a dark atmosphere. She created viedeo-clips, and veejay sets for prominent chipmusicians, including Glomag en Bubblyfish. She also collaborated with electro/noise acts Rubeck and Tubular Bells, and is participator in Entter, a platform for new media, art and design. Her work is also characterised as densely layered, cute-brut. She is probably one of the most consistent pixelartists of the moment. Currently she brings her audience confusion and pleasure with het work with very different artforms. During PlazaPlus, the queen of pixels shares the stage with Goto80, a Swedish composer of eclectic 8-bitmusic with elements of Surfpop, Blues, Drum ’n Bass, Jazz and ballads.
