en busca de la nada: construx.live

2+ years in the making. An evolving transmedia project about the search of nothingness.

PRACTICE

Design

Production

Post

Sound

Transmedia

PROJECT

en busca de la nada: construx.live

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Year

[FW25]

Credits

Directed, produced and edited by Johans.
Original score composed by Evan Williams and Taro Arthur
Additional composition by Victoria Lowe and Emiliano Garcia

configuration_C Photography © Nicolas Diaz-Magaloni, Nikia Fenix, Ian Wang, KHALIF, Fiona Choo

See live project

Accolades

USC SCA Media Arts + Practice Undergraduate Thesis Project

Discovery Scholar Thesis

Abstract

en busca de la nada is a transmedia collection that merges film, sound, performance, and design into an immersive meditation on existence—an invitation to unlearn societal constructs of identity and purpose, freeing ourselves from neoliberal-imposed frameworks. Inspired by Zen teachings, the work proposes a blank slate from which new understandings can emerge, allowing nature, time, and our surroundings to reshape our perceptions. Rather than seeking concrete answers, the project embraces uncertainty, uncovering deeper truths through experience and discovery.

What do you find when you go in search of nothingness?

The concept

Configuration_C: construx translates the conceptual framework of en busca de la nada into sound, presenting it both as a standalone auditory experience (construx.ost) and within a live audiovisual performance (construx.live).

Sound is not merely accompaniment; it embodies the transmedia ethos of the project, synthesizing its complexities from the ground up. Drawing from Russian Constructivist principles, the composition shapes noise—the cinematic analogue of chaos—through musique concrète and cut-up techniques, mirroring the filmic and narrative processes. This approach allows the soundtrack to function as both a narrative amplifier and an autonomous work: it expands the world-building of the films, resonates emotionally, and can be experienced independently, retaining the conceptual and affective depth of the project.

Configuration_C demonstrates how sound can operate as its own medium, translating and extending the transmedia universe into a fully realized auditory form.

Configuration_C emphasizes sound as both medium and method, experienced as an album, alongside the films, or live through an AV set. Live performances adapt and evolve with each presentation, featuring an overture and interludes that shape pacing while allowing for improvisation. This makes each performance unique, existing only in that moment.

Presented on IMAX and in dual-channel setups at Spectra Studio in Los Angeles, the work engages directly with the space and audience, expanding the world of en busca de la nada beyond the screen. Every iteration is curated in dialogue with its environment, transforming sound, image, and interaction into a singular, immersive experience.

Configuration_C is the most fully realized configuration of the project, ready to be experienced in its immersive AV form. Each performance is tailored to the space, creating a unique encounter for every audience and venue.

To explore booking opportunities, collaborations, or ways to support this work, please contact: johans.sumari@icloud.com