When Bishi showed me the “little project” she’s been working on, a collaboration between Bishi, Ocar Sol, Neil Kaczor and Matthew Hardern, I wasn’t surprised to see her embracing so many art forms in this audio visual interactive experience, for she’s a truly inquisitive artist.
The piece manages to merge music, art, fashion and performance, deconstructing Bishi’s song Ride The Tiger, about the goddess Kali, and allowing her to trigger the audio and visual presets from sensors strategically placed about her body, and the visuals in turn are affected by the velocity and style of singing happening in real time. The catsuit is by Nicholas Immaculate and is so delicate it needs to be remade for each performance – Bishi asked for Hindu meets Tron, and I bet that’s the first time those two influences have inspired a onesy! There’s a really good ‘how we did this’ video on vimeo if you’re interested, or just enjoy the filmed performance above.
As much as I love Bishi as a shiny, beautiful pop star, I LOVE her brain. I’m all for terrifying intellect and thinkyness in my pop stars! Sadly rare, however…