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ORAL EXCHANGE, By Kobra Kei & Juan Pablo Mirabelli

^{Foto: Ligeia}

Our projects have several things in common. On one hand, they are self-produced. On the other hand, they are directly related to what we want to say and what we like. In both projects we collaborate with friends, often friends in common. We have a similar way of seeing art and life and that is reflected in our work.

The collaborations are always different depending on the case but it is natural to work collaboratively between Argentine artists, especially in times of crisis where the union helps a lot. Working in collectively with different artists opens our spectrum and our vision.

KK: Technology is a fundamental tool to produce my work since Kobra Kei is an electronic project that has to do with electricity itself. Music machines were manufactured a long time ago, with the same machines from the eighties I can produce different sound, using them in a different way. For me electronic music is still experimental.

I exchanged older machines for more modern ones, and more modern instruments. I have to renew my computer every 4 or 5 years since I need it no matter what. I changed wired microphone for wireless mics. I changed the software many times. When it comes to the craftwork, I write my lyrics in notebooks, by hand.

_{My advice is DO IT with the tools that you have. Don’t over think it. – Kobra Kei}

JPM: My work is more about physical experimentation and I am not the best at working with technology, but no doubt thats the tool that I use to share my work through youtube and social media.

KK: The first mentoring Institution I had was Fundación Universidad del Cine. Then I found Norman Briski, my second mentor. The third one was David Bowie, fourth Yoko Ono, and fifth Iggy Pop and Ezequiel Araujo.

JPM: I am my main mentor, my desire is my mentor. The IUNA (Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte) is the academic space where I trained. Lorena Vega is my guide, and I learned a lot about theater and radio thanks to Fernando Peña. On TV Javier Van de Couter has help me develop very nice things.

KK: My advice is DO IT with the tools that you have. Don’t over think it. If you think and don’t a lot but don’t produce you stay in an eternal loop, and the chances are that you will end up doing nothing. Once you start making PUM! It is done. And while creating, it is important for me to work hermetically during the first stage, being focus, without distractions. And the advice that I would like to find for myself is related to finding ways to fell more comfortable with myself and more confident about my art.

JPM: I don’t think I can provide any advice. I can request it to those that will share something positive with me.

KK: I work with short and long term goals. They are both priorities. The small things that are the fundaments to the future of a global project. I think of ants building the nest. The whole picture is done by taking baby steps.

JPM: I think that most of my work has certain hilarity and although many things can be isolated from others they all have a common aspect, and that is style that I create either as an artist or as communicator. The actor’s job is through different projects, just like the architect, who finishes a house and has to get out and find the next client.

Humor – Psychoanalysis – Sex – Poetry

KK: These things are everything that I like. For me they are the most important parameters. I am alive thanks to humor, poetry, sex and psychoanalysis.

JPM: These are the main four elements that I try to incorporate in my new project called Demimonde. All these concepts, in their fair measure and coexistence, become the formula for perfection. Demimonde is a party that I’m organizing at a porn movie theater in Microcentro, in Buenos Aires. You are all invited.

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ORAL EXCHANGE, By Kobra Kei & Juan Pablo Mirabelli

My advice is DO IT with the tools that you have. Don’t over think it. – Kobra Kei

Humor – Psychoanalysis – Sex – Poetry

_{My advice is DO IT with the tools that you have. Don’t over think it. – Kobra Kei}