Wingel Perez Mendoza (*1982 in Mexiko-City) is a composer and sound artist. In his work he focuses on expanding the possibilities of sound using his own analog and/or digital instruments. For him, sound is a material that does not consist solely of sonic energy, but of images, memories, light, movements, actions such as touch and thoughts. In order to create new ways of perceiving sound, he uses external electronic sources such as video, image and sensors each time incorporating the acoustics of a space or interacting with other arts such as dance and theater. In search for new sources of sound, Wingel improvises with various analog devices or digital instruments, some of them inventions of his own.

During his six-month fellowship the opera “Akasha” was developed. Akasha is a series of five interactive compositions and ensembles based on the five essential elements (fire, water, earth, wind and spirit). The five elements of nature can exist on their own, but their environment begins to change when they interact. Besides Wingel Mendoza, Jim Igor Kallenberg (dramaturgy), Michael Zwenzner (libretto) and Camilo Pachón (mask and stage design) the musicians Chie Nagai, Siniša Ljubojević, Marie Humburger and Ruben Mattia Santorsa were part of the performance in the Gallery of Stiftung Künstlerdorf on December 4, 2021. A publication appeared on the project.