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Prior to the exhibition of Errant Typographies, Mettapana presented a live set accompanied by generative visuals, expanding the experience into a real-time performative format.

It was an unforgettable experience. Thank you to Artlab Pro for the invitation; the room sounds truly incredible.

About the live set

The compositions, rooted in cinematic melodic minimalism, build emotional soundscapes that invite contemplation. Through hypnotic pulses and steady rhythms, the project explores the sensation of an expansive time, inhabiting imaginary and light-filled architectures where structure and subtlety take precedence.

Location

Artlab Pro, Buenos Aires, Argentina — December 2024

Credits

  • Photography: @aguacatepsicomagico
  • Curation: @gsolimano

Information

Mettapana works at the intersection of generative art, creative coding and musical composition; his work explores the dialogue between technology, sound and image as a contemplative practice.

Festivals & Residencies

Mettapana has left its mark on a wide range of festivals including MODULAR (HN) Domo Experience and MUTEK ARGENTINA/SPAIN. He has participated as Artist in Residence at MAB «La Maison André Breton» in France, and exhibited at Creative Code Festival in New York and BRIFW in Brazil. His presence has been recurrent in festivals and artistic residencies across Europe and America.

Artistic Vision

Inspired by the macro and micro universes of nature, his experiences invite immersion in diverse landscapes represented through live visuals of generative and interactive art. Technology is applied to performing arts, where visual compositions render in real-time, interacting audio-reactively with live instruments like bandoneon, piano, and modular synthesizers.

Background

Nicolás is a digital visual artist and musician with over 15 years of trajectory. Recognized as a cultural activist, he has worked in prominent spaces like Archibrazo in Buenos Aires and is the co-founder of Cultura Guacamaya in Tegucigalpa. METTAPANA is the project that reunites all these experiences, where sound design, programming, and visual creations coexist.

Musical Roots

Trained at the Leopoldo Marechal Conservatory and EMBA, he studied Recording Engineering and Music Production at Inartec. A self-taught bandoneon player since 2009, he has toured Europe and South America with groups like MIL ABRAZOS and BICICLETA TRÍO, and composed for dance-theater projects like 'Permiso para pisar un mundo' in Medellín.

Generative Flow

Detailed Biography

Coming from a family of designers and musicians, Nicolás has been drawing in 3D using parametric software for the industry since a very early age. Today, he merges this technical background by creating and programming his own artistic visuals.

METTAPANA emerged as the convergence point of his journey, where sound design, musical arrangements, programming, and visual creations coexist. The project debuted in 2017 as a concert format (guitar, keyboards, and bandoneon) and stands out for the real-time processing and deconstruction of the bandoneon’s sound—an instrument rarely explored with digital technology.

He studied guitar at the Leopoldo Marechal Conservatory and EMBA, and Recording Engineering and Music Production at Inartec. He also trained with Ricardo Pellican (Gypsy jazz) and Alejandro Kitay (Tango and Folk). In 2009, he discovered the bandoneon and taught himself to play, eventually joining traditional Buenos Aires orchestras like the Orlando Goñi School, playing in historic milongas in San Telmo. With his groups MIL ABRAZOS and BICICLETA TRÍO (resident band at the Archibrazo milonga, a venue declared of National Cultural Interest), he toured Europe (2015) and South America (2013/14).

In 2016, he composed the music for the dance-theater project “Permiso para pisar un mundo” in Medellín (Colombia) alongside Juancho Valencia and Eduardo González, performing at the Teatro Pablo Tobón Uribe. His performance work and interactive installations have been exhibited at MODULAR (Honduras), MUTEK (Argentina/Spain), ArtLab (Buenos Aires), Creative Code Festival (New York), and residencies at the Maison André Breton (France).

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Contact

mettapanasound@gmail.com

Km 5.5 cta a Valle de Ángeles, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Social

Code, Sound, and Image as a Contemplative Practice.

Timeline

2026

Mettapana: Audiovisual Immersion and Bodies in Dialogue Event

Immersive performance and digital art day at the Domo de Cultura Guacamaya, Tegucigalpa, April 2026.

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TYPO-GENERATIVE Study

A physical typographic study shaped by movement, tension, and invisible sensing.

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2025

Errant Typographies - Museo para la Identidad Nacional Installation / Museo para la Identidad Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Interactive Exhibition - Modular Festival - Museo para la Identidad Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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2024

Immersive Dome Installation

Large-format generative projections at the Domo de Cultura Guacamaya, Tegucigalpa, 2024.

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Errant Typographies - Artlab - (AR) Installation

Generative visual system that reacts to the environment with biological algorithmic cells. Exhibition at Artlab, Buenos Aires, December 2024.

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Artlab - Buenos Aires Performance

Exhibition and live performance at Artlab Pro during its anniversary month, Buenos Aires, December 2024.

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Museo de Antropología SPS Exhibición / San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Live Performance & Interactive Installations — San Pedro Sula, Honduras

exhibition timeline

2023

MUTEK ES+AR Performance

Audiovisual performance at MUTEK festival, Buenos Aires, 2023.

festival performance
National Theatre Manuel Bonilla Performance

Interdisciplinary performance merging music, code, and movement in a dialogue between the body and the classical architecture of the National Theatre Manuel Bonilla.

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MODULAR Performance / Honduras

Electronic Music, Art and Technology Festival — Honduras

exhibition timeline

2020

Creative Code Festival NYC Installation / New York City

Audiovisual installation in a 360 room (4 projected walls) — Lightbox — New York City

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Creative Code Festival — Sansar Performance / Virtual

VR Performance — Sansar — Virtual

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2019

El sueño de la Mona Lisa Perfo & Installations / Buenos Aires, Argentina

Weekly performances — Hall ANDRALIS — Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Interactive Installation Installation

Interactive installation presented during Plácido Domingo's concert at UNAH in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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2018

Surrealistic Encounter «Surrealism in Japan» Perfo & Installations / France

Lecture, bilingual readings and multidisciplinary performance — MAB «La Maison André Breton» — France

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IHCIETI Exhibición / San Pedro Sula & Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Repeated participations — Institute of Art, Technology and Innovation — San Pedro Sula & Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Cultura Guacamaya Dome Exhibición / Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Cycle of performances — Immersive Dome — Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Mettapana & Natya Yuj Video Dance

Video dance and live A/V music project featuring real-time reactive visuals and dance performance.

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12th Yoga Congress Performance / Marbella, Spain

Live Performance — Marbella, Spain

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«Archibrazo» Exhibición / Uzerche, France

Art residency, visual installations & exhibition — Surrealist Nomadic Festival — Uzerche, France

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Artist-in-Residence — MAB «La Maison André Breton» Exhibition / France

Interactive installations & video mapping — France

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Festival of Magical Places Exhibición / Kudowa, Poland

Performances & video mapping — Kudowa, Poland

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MODULAR Exhibición / Honduras

Workshop — Electronic Music, Art and Technology Festival — Honduras

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NIU: «El sueño de la Mona Lisa» Exhibición / Artístic Espai, Barcelona, Spain

Live Performance — Artístic Espai, Barcelona, Spain

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2016

CCET — Mettapana — Live Performance Performance

A concert exploring the boundaries between acoustic instruments and real-time digital synthesis, using the bandoneon as a sonic trigger.

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Code, Sound, and Image as a Contemplative Practice.