Can you tell us about your background, your influences and artistic references?

Mylicon/EN is a duo involved in experimental and alternative ways of conceiving audio-video live act, recovering performativity and concreteness through the use of analogical and mechanical devices in the production of images. We are part of a generation of cross over artists influenced by experimental film and video and avant rock and electronic music. We both born in the late sixties and we had many different artistic and working experiences before starting to collaborate as a duo. We met in Bologna – Italy – where we both studied in the Department of Art Music and Performance. Daniela Cattivelli work spans different musical genres, from industrial to contemporary classic, as well as playing with and being directed by significant exponents of more "unorthodox" genres: Fred Frith, John Rose, Jhon Oswald, Butch Morris, and the italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino. Her open approach to different media and art have led her to work frequently with choreographers, dancers, theatre companies and visual artists (including: MK, Teatro della Valdoca, Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Laminarie, Umberto Bignardi, Luigi Gozzi, Compagnia di danza Monica Francia, Baby-Q, Le-gami). Lino Greco has been releasing films and documentaries presented in television channels and festivals around Europe. He is also part of "DDR", a project releasing film-documentaries and live-visuals involving international musicians as: Alvin Curran, Jon Hassell e Terje Rypdal, Matmos and Alter Ego Ensemble. Among the founders of the multimedia centre Link Project of Bologna, he currently collaborates with the Netmage Festival and takes part to the Xing network. Artistic references for our work as Mylicon/En can be traced in a space between Metmamkine project and Nam June Paik performances.

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