Category: Process

Flow.mo Update

Tech updates:

We managed to use values from ZigSim and used TouchDesigner to process it and translate it to Ableton to play the notes of different instruments. 

Venue: Truss Room 

Participants: 5 participants (1 controls the light, 1 controls the beat/drum, the other 3 will control 3 different instruments.

The technology needed: 5 phones, 1 projector, speakers, possibly 2/3 computers

Moodboard for music: 

The expected flow of performance: 

  • A device (phone) will be attached to a participant depending on the instrument they are controlling. (E.g. person controlling tempo will need lesser mobility, thus the device will be attached to their forearms/head. The person controlling one instrument would need more mobility, so the device can be attached to their palms.)
  • The participant will enter the room and will be asked to lay on the floor.
  • Instructions will be given through a voice track initiating the performance (To prep participants mentally to enjoy the performance/move with their feelings)
  • A backing track will be played throughout the whole performance.
  • Participants will move their bodies and different movements/different positions will trigger their instrument/light to change note/colour of light projection
  • The end of the performance will be indicated by the light projection turning black and the volume of the instruments, the beat, and the backing track eventually decreasing to no sound.

Weekly Plan:

Week 11: Refinement (Values from Zigsim + Music Refinement)

Week 12: Testing out all components (not at actual location)

Week 13: Performance at the actual location

 

Instructional Art: Individually Together

Individually Together

Individually Together is a project that showcases the creation of participants in a way that connects all of them together. In order to do that, participants are given a template to fill in that is created by me. How they want to fill in the spaces is all up to them! 

The base video is made (shown later) in order to determine the total number of frames needed to create the final piece. The total duration of the video is 20 seconds and played at 3 frames per second, so the total frames needed are 60 frames. They are then split into sets of 4, which requires me to find 15 participants. 

Once participants are willing to take part in this project, they will receive a zipped folder containing: A “Read me” image containing the instructions, A “Final Photos” folder, and A “Frames” folder containing the frames/templates to be drawn on. 

“Read me” Image that contains the instructions
Example of how one frame looks like

Participants are given 5 days (Wed to Sun) to fill up the spaces and send them to me once they are done. 

Some process photos by the participants!!

Example of how a finished frame looks like

The final frames given by the participants are all unique and personal to them. The participants also had a fun time guessing who drew which frame after they have seen the final video as they could identify the creator’s personality/style through their creations.

Final Video