eroto-system

eroto-system is a multimedia performance that guides audience members through an installation activated by their own bodies. The performance is set in a futuristic showroom, presenting a new form of technology that absorbs erotic charge and converts it into a renewable source of energy. Audiences are instructed to cycle between “pumping” the receivers with various parts of their bodies in collective sonic harmony and “charging” their batteries in moments of vibratory solitude.

Robbie Trocchia is an artist working in performance, sound, video, installation, and sculpture. In his performances and multimedia installations, he explores embodiment, desire, and intimacy. Robbie’s work engages with entanglements of the self and collectivity through collaborative processes. He takes an anachronistic approach to (re)contextualizing objects, bodies, and formal structures to speculate on the undiscovered potentialities of queer subcultural experiences. He is currently working in collaboration with Nicki Duval on a growing series of performances developed with competitive athletes. He has presented work in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco and has participated in residencies at Espai Souvenir (Barcelona), Espacio Lavadero (Granada), and Locust Projects (Miami). He received his BA in American Studies from Vassar College in 2014 and is a 2024 MFA candidate in Digital Arts and New Media at University of California, Santa Cruz.