MEDIUM: Audio; Data Visualization; Game; Generative Drawing
DESCRIPTION:
Using Processing, an open-source programming language created by Ben Fry and Casey Reas, I created the drawing and the visual and sound interactions. I also used the external sound library for Processing to produce information from the audio files. Gregorquendel’s “Piano Fairy Tale Intro” was used as the audio for the piece.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT:
Duet explores the relationship between sound and vision through the lens of collaborative human interaction. This piece explores my interest in the intersection between play, performance, and audience interaction by allowing the viewers to create their own performance in a playful, experimental way. The drawing itself is an organic, colorful flower whose size and color variation respond to the audio’s volume. Though the drawing autonomously responds to the sound, two members of the audience have full control over the color scheme, opacity, and placement of the flower, respectively. Through collaboration, they can create their own, unique duet with the sound and visuals.