Rodrigo Romero-Flores (b. 1977) is a chilean / irish sound composer, visual artist and poet, based in Northern Ireland.

 

He studied Hispanic Language and Literature at the Universidad de Chile and Field Recording: Soundscape Composition at Goldsmiths, University of London.

 

His artistic practice emerges as active resistance to the attention economy and contemporary technological saturation. In the context of the Anthropocene, characterized by capitalist acceleration and the commodification of time, his work confronts the dissolution of memory and the increasing difficulty of being present.

 

He focuses on creating experiences of deceleration where individuals can pause, disengage from productive inertia, and immerse themselves in transformative, non-utilitarian encounters that harness the intrinsic nature of each location and to activate the interaction between presence and absence.

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Working from a Practice as Research perspective, his methodology employs soundscapes, field recordings, electronic instruments, poetry, and visual elements to subvert habitual patterns of perception, while collaborative projects utilize critical improvisation that values real-time co-creation and horizontal dialogue.

 

His ultimate intention is to activate critical and affective awareness of our place in the world, aspire to fostering dynamic spaces where voices, memories, and environments converge, inviting reconnection and the cultivation of care within the complex web of existence.​

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