MERCHE BLASCO merceditas008@gmail.com 9178608827 - USA +34 630742312 - Spain EDUCATION 2010-2012 MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), New York University, NY 2005-2006 Fabrica: Scolarship at Benettonʼs research center 2004-2005 Thesis in Solar Energy: Institute of Solar Energy,Madrid 2002-2003 Telecommunications Engineering: Universitá di Genova – ERASMUS PROGRAM 1997-2002 Telecommunications Engineering: Universidad Pública de Navarra PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-2010 Medialab Technitian: Hangar, art production center in Barcelona 2009 Video Production: VICE/Rayban in Primavera Sound 2009 2008 Audio production: “Super Suits” by Chick´s on Speed and GarageCube Audio composition: Granangular, documentaries for the Spanish Television TVE 2_cat Audio composition: Perfumerias Julia, TV campaign of the brand. 2006 Realization, production and editing: “IOTUNOIVOI”, TV advertising campaign for the Italian association against gender violence. Co-realization, production and editing: TV campaign for CULT-TV, Italian Network. Audio composition: EVAX, TV campaign of the brand. Video production: “Il canto della pelle”, Ópera presented in the BIENALE DE MUSIQUES EN SCENE, Lyon Audio composition: Benetton, Sisley, Playlife, showroom, Milán Audio composition: Colette, videoinstalación, París EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE RECORD 2011 ITP Spring-show 2011- Presenting “Capturing Dance” “Interactivity”, Interactive installation and performance in Ventana244, Brooklyn, NY 2010 ITP Winter Show, Interactive installation in Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, NY Donʼt Art, Fashion, Music, Performance and installations with Chicks on Speed in Dundee Contemporary Art Center The cit 2009 Hanging garden, Performance with Chicks On Speeds, Kroot Juurak and Pelican Avenue in Paris Fashion Week MAPPING FESTIVAL, Performance in Geneve, Switzerland Burbujas de coordenadas, Interactive installation, Espai Betulia, Badalona 2008 SONIC CIRCUITS FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Performance in Washington Its not only rock and roll, baby! Art instalation, Collaboration with Chicks on speed. BOZAR art museum, Brussels. Műcsarnok Festival, Performance in Budapest, Hungry. SPERM Electronic Music Festival, Performance in Prague, Chech Republic. Recuerda 8.0, Audio installation Centro cultural Castel Ruiz, Tudela, Spain. 2007 Shoe fuck! Video piece. Chicks on speed, Contemporary Art Center in Vilnius, Lithuania LES YEUX OUVERTS Video pieces presented at: FABRICA, Milano Triennale, Milan, Italy. Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France Shangay Art Museum, China. Shiodomai Italia Creative Center, Tokyo, Japan. SINESTESIA festival, Performance in La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain. SONAR Music festival, Performance in Barcelona, Spain. 2006 Opera buffa Performance, BLUME06 Festival; Tostner-burg, Austria. 2005 Conflictos 1.0, Video pice. MIRADORES 05, Art festival, Madrid, Spain. TEACH_ME festival, Venezia, Italy. TERRITORIO ELECTRICO music festival, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain Lucy Orta , Audio sculptures collaboration for the BIENNALE DI VENEZIA GRANTS AND FELOWSHIPS Fulbright grant : Studies in ITP, NYU Sound Art Residency in Queens Museum, NY Spanish grant embassy : Support to Burbuja performance (Budapest, Prague and Washington) Institut Ramon Llull grant: Support to Burbuja performance (Washington) TELENOIKA grant : Interactive instrument development ERASMUS fellowship program: Italy