SOPLO

Presented at MUTEK Montreal, Roter Salon (Volksbühne), Fylkingen, James Garlickhythe Church (Boundary Condition), The Glad Cafe, 2025 

Live music & composition by Daniela Huerta

A transportive, hallucinogenic symphony comprised of vaporous synthetic atmospheres, illusory rhythms, vanishing voices and evocative environmental recordings, ʻSOPLOʼ (Spanish for ʻbreath') ruminates on the enduring resonance of storytelling. Itʼs the first solo album from Berlin-based Mexican multimedia artist Daniela Huerta, who weaves together two soundtracks composed for works by acclaimed Colombian artist and filmmaker Iván Argote. Huerta interprets the politically-charged ʻLevitateʼ and ʻLe Fond de la Seineʼ in her own idiosyncratic manner, using her subtle sonic treatments and offbeat arrangements to sketch an impressionistic narrative that spans epochs and highlights the synergy between film, music and the natural world. Muffling echoes from the original films with her own giddy drones and suggestive textures, Huerta tells a story thatʼs intertwined with Argoteʼs text, but not completely dependent on it. 

ʻSOPLOʼ is an album and a live performance that rewards patient, deep listening, and emphasizes Huertaʼs tight grasp of storytelling and imagery. Not just a sequence of tracks, itʼs an emotionally expressive sonic tapestry that unfolds at its own pace, revealing itself hypnotically and enigmatically. 

ʻSOPLO is dedicated to the element of water and its eternal waves of purification, life, and transformation.ʼ