Axolot is a collective and a studio focused on research, technology and artistic production.
We are guided by merging technical knowledge, creative coding, open knowledge practices and collective critical thinking.
One of the main interests of Axolot is live coding, a practice that we articulate in an open community and as a Toplap node in Barcelona.
As a studio, we collaborate with different institutions in cultural mediation projects and produce pieces through interaction, design, digital manufacturing, and creative programming.
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Andrés Costa
Andrés Costa Maluk, Bachelor of Arts (U. Playa Ancha), Master of Contemporary Art (U. de Lille), and Master of Digital Art (U. Pompeu Fabra), has cultivated an artistic practice that spans various mediums and supports, aiming to establish a dialogue between materiality and the subject of each project. His research and experiments in the art… read more…
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Citlali Hernández
Citlali Hernández Sánchez (Mexico City, 1986) is an Industrial Designer from the Center of Industrial Design Research (UNAM) and a graduate of the Master’s in Digital Arts from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. As an artist, her work explores the relationships between interaction and the body in movement using open electronics that she develops and… read more…
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Iván Paz
Iván Paz studied physics, music, and computer science. He obtained his Ph.D. in computer science from the UPC. Ivan’s work revolves around critical approaches to technology, focusing on construction from scratch as an exploratory technique. Since 2010, he has been actively involved in the live coding community, presenting workshops, conferences, and concerts across the Americas… read more…
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Julia Múgica
Julia Múgica is a Mexican scientist and artist who currently focuses on exploring complex processes in nature. With an interdisciplinary background that includes undergraduate studies in biology, a master degree in psychology, and a Ph.D. in computational physics, she is deeply interested in understanding how collectives make decisions that result in behavioral synchrony. Recently, she… read more…
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Lina Bautista
Lina Bautista studied music composition in Bogotá, Colombia, and completed her studies in composition and new technologies, Interactive Musical System Design, and Sound Art in Barcelona. With her musical project Linalab, she has produced several albums and performed on stages worldwide. She is a member of various collectives such as Toplap Barcelona and Familiar DIY.… read more…
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Ludovica Michelin
Ludovica Michelin is a cultural manager specialized in international projects. Currently, she collaborates with Toplap Barcelona. Ludovica works as a consultant, assisting cultural and artistic institutions in the ideation and implementation processes of international projects. She has worked at Interarts on international cooperation projects and at Hangar, a production and research center for the arts,… read more…
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Roger Pibernat
Roger Pibernat is an illustrator, musician, programmer, and technological artist. He was a member of the Barcelona Laptop Orchestra and is a co-founder of the collective Wú, with whom he creates audiovisual performances (such as the musical direction of the show Històries Elèctriques at the Auditori), electroacoustic instruments, and experimental software. He developed the live… read more…