About
MEI.collectiv was formed in 2008 in San Francisco by artists Jessica Resmond, Jorge Bachmann and Anne Chao. Jessica Resmond and Jorge Bachmann are currently the active members behind MEI.collectiv's projects including "in fabula".
Mission
MEI.collectiv is an art and design collective based in San Francisco. MEI.collectiv's projects come in different shapes & colors depending on the context and the configuration of its team. Membership and affiliation with MEI.collectiv is fluid, and evolves as projects are developed. Its members are inspired by a common creative desire to mix up sensibilities and skills, exploring socially, culturally and environmentally engaging themes that reflect our times and personal interactions with the world.
Bios
Jorge Bachmann is a Swiss Colombian multi-disciplinary artist. His work has been shown internationally in Switzerland, Colombia and the US. Since the early 1980’s, Bachmann has collected field recordings and exhibited and performed in North America, Europe, Japan and South America. Jorge performed his audio-visual piece, Coleoptera, at the 2009 San Francisco Electronic Music Festival. In 2008, he created music for the MoBu Dance Group’s dance and glass sculpture collage, Illusion (SOMarts). He was performing artist at Soundwave ((1)) in 2004 and became Technical Director and Resident Artist in 2005. His artistic and technical contributions were instrumental in the success of Soundwave for our past two seasons (2006 and 2008. He is the master of exploring, managing and executing technical aspects and anomalies for the festival. (read more)
http://ruidobello.ch/
http://anihilo.com/
Jessica Resmond is a French American artist who received her BFA from California College of the Arts, San Francisco. Resmond’s work is conceptual and tactile. Its main interest lies within the existing tensions between biological rhythms & organisms, and the fast pace technology/economy driven global landscape. With an undergraduate scientific background in molecular biology and a deep interest for nature’s ever evolving creative designs, her process, is one of constant research. Borders and boundaries are where exchanges take place, where transformation is possible and new understanding arise. Her work includes site specific installations, interactive or multimedia sculptures and experimental collaborations. She has shown her work internationally, in the US and Indonesia and has curated art exhibitions and co-organized, co-curated sound festival Soundwave. (read more)
http://www.jessicaresmond.com
http://www.meicollectiv.com