Victoria Mussi on Building Immersive Art Infrastructure at SoMad
Victoria Mussi, Audio Visual Lead at SoMad in New York, discusses her role designing lighting, sound, and immersive environments for the femme- and queer-led platform. She led audiovisual production for MadWorld "A Bag to Breathe Into," produced Rachel Rampleman's "Life is Drag" residency, and contributed to Tōth's music video "Touching" featuring Kimbra. Upcoming projects include So Mad So Queer on June 13, a program at Upstate Art Weekend (June 25-27) titled "Know Your Place," and presentations at AIPAD with Yi Hsuan Lai and NADA New York with Keith La Fuente. Mussi advocates for recognition of technical producers as artists and is building infrastructure to support SoMad's long-term growth.
Key facts
- Victoria Mussi is Audio Visual Lead at SoMad, a New York platform led by a femme and queer community.
- She led audiovisual production for MadWorld 'A Bag to Breathe Into,' one of SoMad's most successful editions.
- She produced Rachel Rampleman's immersive residency 'Life is Drag,' which drew strong press visibility.
- She contributed to Tōth's music video 'Touching' featuring Kimbra, designing lighting and surround sound.
- She will lead audiovisual direction for So Mad So Queer on June 13, curated by Amygdala.
- From June 25-27, she will represent SoMad at Upstate Art Weekend with the program 'Know Your Place.'
- Later in 2025, she will design SoMad's presentations at AIPAD with Yi Hsuan Lai and at NADA New York with Keith La Fuente.
- Mussi built SoMad's technical infrastructure including live-streaming network, wireless DMX lighting, and projection network.
Entities
Artists
- Victoria Mussi
- Rachel Rampleman
- Tōth
- Kimbra
- Keith La Fuente
- Yi Hsuan Lai
- Amygdala
- Regan De Loggans
- Esther, The Bipedal Entity!
- Alexandra Kumala
- Vardit Goldner
- Shayna Strype
- Pablo Nez Garcia
- Yue Nakayama
Institutions
- SoMad
- New York Art Life
- Artwrld
- NADA New York
- AIPAD
- Upstate Films
- Upstate Art Weekend
- Park Avenue Armory
Locations
- New York
- Manhattan
- Brazil
- Miami