Dr Ramos Flores

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are pleased to announce Dr Ramos Flores as the 2022 Sound Artist in Residence.

Dr Ramos Flores is a composer and instrument-builder based in Wellington, originally from Morelia in Mexico.

He completed his Master of Arts in Musical Composition at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, United States. Last year, he finished his Doctorate in Music Composition at NZSM, for which he researched and designed hyper-instruments—musical instruments designed to be used with electronic sensors.

“I am very happy to have three months at Toi Pōneke to work on a collection of works called Little Portals. This collection will tell the history of postal mail in New Zealand through its letterboxes. The work I will do seeks to rescue the value and history of these little portals and the postal service itself, which is rapidly changing and struggling through the new times,” says Dr Ramos Flores.

Alongside his musical practice, he also works as a delivery agent for New Zealand Post.

He is currently teaching music technology courses at Facultad Popular de Bellas Artes, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo in Mexico, and at Massey University in Wellington.

Dr Ramos Flores will be in residence at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre in Wellington from 26 September to 18 December 2022.

This 2022 NZSM residency is funded with Creative New Zealand’s help.