[Texte disponible uniquement en anglais] In 2008 Irene Biga and Alessio Mangiavacchi, motivated from the passion into visual art, create Q2 Visual.
They start a collaboration with Mouseville Theme, a local cultural association in Tuscany, where they experiment their first visual performances, getting focused on their own style.
Their artistic path proceeds during techno parties in the clubs of the surroundings, it follows at Alterazioni Festival where, in the 2010 edition, they introduce the experimental performance “Noise Project B/W explosion” and in the 2011 edition they build “The Cube”, a visual interaction, where the dj plays inside a structure.
In 2010 they have been performing for Minus djs guests parties: Marc Houle, JPLS, Click Box and also for Lee Jones, Uto Karem and more...
A Q2 Visual live vj-ing set is defined with 2D animations and motion graphics; they shape geometrical figures originally designed through the ultimate video mixing and compositing softwares. The variety of their performances is also based on the steady trial of different surfaces for projections. The research is growing with the latest Q2 Visual mapping experimentations.
In 2011 they have a collaborating with MothLab (www.mothlab.net) and its partners and they have been producing videos for the latest releases of the NYC label Nosi Music.
Still for the Alterazioni Festival, edition 2012, they present the audio-video project "CLOUD", which is focusing on putting together video art, electronic music and contemporary dance performances, profiting from the collaboration with the dancers Alessio De Giulli and Stefania Pace. At the moment they are cooperating with ARTQ Association (www.artq.it) and various independent national labels (Forevergreen.fm, Sostanze Records, etc…)
Live visual set for dj Minus: Marc Houle, JPLS, Click Box. Other visual set for: Uto Karem (Agile Recordings), Lee Jones (Aus Music), Idriss D (Memento), Apes on Tapes (Homework Records), Digi G'Alessio (Lucky Beard Rec), Robidat (51beats), Apparat (BPitch Control) and more...