About Us
Hugo Paquete
Hugo Paquete
Hugo Paquete
A transmedia artist and sound researcher exploring the liminal spaces where sound, technology, and human perception intersect. He is the Founding Director of Absonus Lab.
His research-creation practice interrogates the meta-political dimensions of contemporary sound, culminating in the development of post-techno aesthetics, a radical metho
A transmedia artist and sound researcher exploring the liminal spaces where sound, technology, and human perception intersect. He is the Founding Director of Absonus Lab.
His research-creation practice interrogates the meta-political dimensions of contemporary sound, culminating in the development of post-techno aesthetics, a radical methodology that employs algorithmic uncertainty and machine agency to challenge musical conventions. This work is supported by a significant history of international exhibitions, residencies at ZKM | Hertz-Lab, and accolades including a Prix Ars Electronica distinction.
Paquete maintains an active research profile through affiliations with CIAC (UAlg/UAb), iAlab Sensoria (UBI), and the Biofeedback Art Research Network (Gray Area, SF). He holds a PhD in Digital Media-Art and has been supported by grants from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Erica Frota
Hugo Paquete
Hugo Paquete
As Assistant Director and co-founder of Absonus Lab. She oversees production, communication, and marketing, drawing on her professional background in digital strategy and her practice as a visual artist specializing in illustration and 3D modeling. This dual expertise allows her to both materialize and communicate the lab's innovative work at the intersection of art and technology.
Ana Santos
Hugo Paquete
Isabel Monteiro
Artist and anthropological researcher whose practice interrogates the performance of the body within post-digital society. Operating between Portugal and Germany, she creates audiovisual installations and performances that serve as critical fieldwork, exploring the evolving relationship between human experience and technology. PhD in Anthropology at ISCTE-IUL.
Isabel Monteiro
Luna Castro Paquete
Isabel Monteiro
A painter, art historian, and co-founder of Absonus Lab, where her multifaceted expertise directly shapes the association's strategic and creative direction. Her practice is uniquely informed by a PhD in the Theory and History of Communication, for which she was an FCT fellow, with a landmark thesis on Portuguese art criticism.
Luna Castro Paquete
Luna Castro Paquete
Luna Castro Paquete
Responsible for design, communication, and documentation. Is a visual storyteller whose work in graphic design, illustration, and animation focuses on distilling complex ideas into compelling visual narratives. At Absonus Lab, they are responsible for shaping the lab's visual identity, managing its communication strategy, and documentin
Responsible for design, communication, and documentation. Is a visual storyteller whose work in graphic design, illustration, and animation focuses on distilling complex ideas into compelling visual narratives. At Absonus Lab, they are responsible for shaping the lab's visual identity, managing its communication strategy, and documenting its creative and research processes. Luna holds a degree in Graphic Design from IPCA, building on a foundational background in audiovisual arts.
Cláudio de Pina
Luna Castro Paquete
Luna Castro Paquete
Cláudio de Pina is a sound artist and composer whose work constructs a unique dialogue between the historic pipe organ and the frontiers of electroacoustic music. He brings a profound understanding of acoustic tradition to his innovative practice in acousmatic composition and live improvisation.
A grant holder from the Foundation for Scie
Cláudio de Pina is a sound artist and composer whose work constructs a unique dialogue between the historic pipe organ and the frontiers of electroacoustic music. He brings a profound understanding of acoustic tradition to his innovative practice in acousmatic composition and live improvisation.
A grant holder from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), he holds an Advanced Studies Diploma and a PhD in Musical Arts (FCSH/ESML). His works, premiered at international festivals and on prestigious compilations, explore the organ not as a relic, but as a living, breathing instrument for contemporary sonic exploration. At Absonus Lab, he contributes this unique perspective to our collective research into sound’s past and future.
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