Tosca Hidalgo y Terán

Tosca Hidalgo y Terán Art + Science � Sound + Vision � � BioArt �� SciArt My ‘jewelry’ serves as maquettes and experiments towards my sculptural work.

My work explores Terrestrial manifestations through combining tactile, sculptural forms, and audio. Creating immersive environments, unnatural History Dioramas, and performative, wearable structures questioning Human origin and mythos. The majority of my work draws from my fascination with the artistic representation of natural history, the creation of fictitious places in literature and my intere

st in microscopic invertebrates: Melethallia, Phytoplankton and Radiolarians, as well as Cordyceps fungus – in particular; Cordyceps unilateralis, a species of entomopathogenic fungus that infects and alters the behaviour of insects in order to ensure the widespread distribution of its spores. The body of work, An unNatural History created for Urban Glass Brooklyn and featured during SOFA, NY 2009 is an example of this passion to bring the micro-cosmos to the macro through metal, glass, mixed/multi-media, often 'wearable' moquettes. Past work/installations: Descent to Perelandra based upon C.S. Lewis' Perelandra, and Orbis Tertius based upon the short story of the same title by Jorge Luis Borges were instances where I imagined artifacts, and transgenic organisms that may have been suggested or read between the lines, from these stories. If we can say that the world of science is synonymous with truth and the world of art with that of fiction, I want to tread a middle ground that is unusual and seemingly beyond belief, yet also familiar.

03/18/2026

Devlog of sorts. Working on several point cloud TouchDesigner set ups for an upcoming installation & performance taking place for Hotel Confidential curated by & Using scans gathered on Vancouver Island along with Kinects visitors might find themselves moving into a speculative future forest. ✨
Andrei & I will also perform-Do Mushrooms Dream of Electric Humans?�A Sound Journey with Nanotopia
Tuesday April 14th from 8pm to 9pm
County Arts Lab, 206 Main st unit 2E, Picton
Please note- we are asking attendees to bring a yoga mat, cushion or blanket to lie on
to enjoy the sound bath. Chairs will also be available for folks who prefer to sit.
Tickets available:
https://countyarts.regfox.com/nanotopia-sound-bath

01/19/2026

Devlog 18.01.2026
Evolving the Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis experience!

Now we have a good, optimized model ready for Resonite!
Our Holobiont have more happening to them but I am just super excited to be finally working on a more accurate version of what I had envisioned back in 2021!!

Players (guests) in our virtual coastal rainforest might connect their brainwave activity with the fungi’s bio-electrical activity.
This is essentially the goal: When your brainwave activity connects with another player and/or with the living mycelium, your perception slowly starts to alter, and you see the microscopic connections between all things, you see your Holobiont self as microbial organisms start to reveal themselves; on your skin, around you, between the other Players and the forest.

Listening to the forest and working together with fellow players eventually brings you face to face with the Mycelial Entity.

Performance Schedule:
• February 22, 2026 — 11:00-12:00PM PT • 2:00-3PM ET
• February 25, 2026 — 5:00–6:00PM PT • 8:00-9:00PM ET
• February 28, 2026 — 5:00–6:00PM PT • 8:00-9:00PM ET

Toronto Venue: Theatre Passé Muraille
Vancouver Venue: VIVO New Media Centre
Festival: PXR26

Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis positions VR theatre as a site of listening, care, and ecological entanglement, inviting audiences to encounter technology not as spectacle, but as a living interface with more-than-human intelligence.

Thank you & PXR26
Thank you for your support!

01/17/2026

Mycelial connections across Canada! Evolving the Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis XR experience- devlog.
We have been working with the Symbiotic board and Biodata boards from - yesterday we decided to noodle with a Pocket Scion since it works with OSC (for TouchDesigner) and we work with OSC for our EEG devices (generously provided by InteraXon MUSE). For our upcoming PXR performances, which take place simultaneously at Theatre Passé Muraille, Toronto, and VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, we will create a cross-country wood wide web through living mycelium onsite at both spaces, sending bio-electrical activity into our VR experience. Players in our virtual coastal rainforest might connect their brainwave activity with the fungi’s bio-electrical activity.
When your brainwave activity connects with another player and/or with the living mycelium, your perception slowly starts to alter, and you see the microscopic connections between all things. Listening to the forest and working together with fellow players eventually brings you face to face with the Mycelial Entity.
Don’t listen to the forest; don’t recognize your human connection to the more-than-human shared environment? Dysbiosis occurs.
Shout out to & for the Pocket Scion - looking forward to further connectivity 🍄‍🟫🎶
for inviting us to bring these performances to Canada - this is a Canadian premiere! 🍁
for their support & enthusiasm!
Montreal for their belief in the project ✨

01/11/2026

Streaming the Nuss system sounds into ✨ A bit of a & not a Quine… might post again later and show the eurorack patch.

01/04/2026

More MN Nuss with a for 2026
Lowres planet

01/01/2026

Happy + Uncertain of the JAMuary prompts just yet so I went with the prompt of One colour, one shape (with my take) Sphere & Blue. Working with & SPH smoothed particle hydrodynamics I then went over to my spankin new NUSS modules & stuck to similar parameters with wave shapes & colours 🔵
Credit to piero for today’s concept.

12/24/2025
12/23/2025

Happy holidays & happy new year ✨
Remember to find the golden spore!

11/05/2025

Experiential BioData Workshop this Saturday
November 8 with 3PM start 👾 5PM performance lift off • drop in & listen to plants, fungi & human biodata through Eurorack & visual interaction with TouchDesigner ✨ Biodata module demos with Symbiotic • Pocket Scíon & the OG MIDISprout
🌱 🍄 🖖🏽
Further details at www.interaccess.org
👉🏽rain or shine👈🏽

HOMMAGE tours during  Immersive A love letter to Jean “Moebius” Giraud & his collaborative work with .jodorowsky • Rene ...
06/18/2025

HOMMAGE tours during Immersive
A love letter to Jean “Moebius” Giraud & his collaborative work with .jodorowsky • Rene Laloux & Metal Hurlant!

We are excited to announce the World premiere of HOMMAGE! Nominated for Best Art World & Best Art Experience at Raindanc...
05/19/2025

We are excited to announce the World premiere of HOMMAGE! Nominated for Best Art World & Best Art Experience at Raindance Immersive 2025 • Tickets for exclusive guided tours are limited due to high demand and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations will open on 2nd June, 2025
✨ Step inside a surreal, dreamlike dimension that reimagines Moebius’ visionary worlds through a contemporary lens — This work pays tribute to Moebius and his seminal collaborations with Jodorowsky, Laloux, and the revolutionary spirit of Metal Hurlant.

🎟 Join us for the HOMMAGE premiere in VR:
🌀 Sat, June 14 — 4PM CET / 10AM ET
🌀 Sat, June 21 — 11PM CET / 5PM ET
🌀 Sun, June 23 — 12PM CET / 6PM ET
🌀 Fri, June 27 — 8PM CET / 2PM ET
🔗 Register for a tour here, https://www.raindanceimmersive.com/2025-hommage

Address

Toronto, ON

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Tosca Hidalgo y Terán posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Establishment

Send a message to Tosca Hidalgo y Terán:

Share