Fisura is a festival dedicated to independent audiovisual production and dissemination, conceived as a space of freedom, creativity and innovation.
From August 22 to September 19, Mexico City will host the fifth edition of FISURA, one of the most outstanding experimental film festivals in Latin America. In addition, it will have special functions in Durango, Oaxaca and Acapulco.
With a bold and visionary program, the festival will showcase a careful selection of national and international works that challenge traditional narratives and broaden the sensory horizons of image and sound. This year, Fisura reinforces its interdisciplinary essence with performances, concerts, workshops and talks, consolidating itself as a space that transgresses the limits of audiovisual art.
Among the most relevant retrospectives are Sound of a Million Insects, Light of a Thousand Stars, a posthumous tribute to Japanese filmmaker and artist Tomonari Nishikawa, a key figure in underground cinema in recent years. In addition, it will be screened The Echo of Silence, by South Korean artist Jangwook Lee, with short films made in 16 mm between 1998 and 2024. Both sections were curated by Estefanía Díaz and Carlos Cruz.
Arte Abierto joins, as the venue and co-producer of the audiovisual concerts and academic activities of FISURA, the international experimental film and video festival that celebrates five years of audiovisual radicality this 2025 with an ambitious, interdisciplinary and decentralized edition.
In this co-production with Arte Abierto, FISURA presents audiovisual concerts by:
• Hiroshi Watanabe A.K.A Kaito (Japan)
• Maxime Corbeil-Perron A.K.A Datum Cut (Canada)
• José Orozco + Valeria Vicente (Mexico)
• Jael Jacobo + Ezequiel Guido (Mexico)
Arte Abierto houses a practical workshop given by Steven McInerney A.K.A Merkaba Macabre (Australia) where techniques of optical manipulation, analog projection and the creation of immersive environments through light and sound are explored, aimed at visual and sound artists and audiences interested in experimental cinema. In addition, two nights to experience the power of expanded cinema and live sound art with four exceptional acts that blur the boundaries between music, video and performance, artists Hiroshi Watanabe A.K.A Kaito (Japan), José Orozco + Valeria Vicente (Mexico), Maxime Corbeil-Perron (Canada) and Jael Jacobo + Ezequiel Guido (Mexico).
As a space dedicated to promoting contemporary art in accessible and participatory formats, Arte Abierto reinforces its commitment to experimental culture by presenting a series of sensory experiences that expand the boundaries of cinema, sound and technology.
Arte Abierto inicia su programa de mediación y comunicación educativa 2022 con una conversación entre la investigadora y escritora Irmgard Emmelhainz y Sebastien Noel de Troika, tomando la exposición No Sound of Water como punto de partida. Abordarán los temas presentes en este proyecto, como el Antropoceno, y harán diferentes lecturas y cuestionamientos (Materialist Realism / Philosophy of Matter / Art as Image).
Irmgard Emmelhainz transmitirá en vivo desde No Sound of Water en Arte Abierto.
