1. Ideation and Research
2. Experiments
3. Performance Documentationat UE Berlin
Collab with Catalyst
Funkhause BerlinBloomscapes
This project is an interactive media performance exploring the journey of the self in an unknown world. Its story unfolds in four chapters, beginning with vulnerability and confusion, and ending in resilience and tranquility. Through sound and image the body traverses different emotional states. It acts and reacts to the media, while at the same time affecting the audiovisual scenery. Improvised elements, which emerge from the interconnectedness of the sonic and visual systems contrast with the choreography and create moments of tension and release. Through the feedback loop between each performer Bloomscapes aims to break the barrier between what is in our control and what is not.
1. Ideation and Research
2. Experiments
3. Performance DocumentationThe idea of Bloomscapes appeared from the examination of the concept of body. Approaching it from various philosophical, social, and artistic perspectives, body revealed itself as a nexus for interconnection, an interface, and as a response-reaction mechanism. Ideas of affect, mutation, and transformation came into play as we experimented with reactive feedback systems and technologies.
At UE - University of Europe
Picture by Carolina Genoni
1. Ideation and Research
2. Experiments
3. Performance DocumentationEarly experiments consisted of connections between three separate entities: sound, image, and body. Each one being an actor, a performer, and a player, they affect one another through media devices. Visuals generated by TouchDesigner are connected with the sounds coming from Ableton, which is also influenced by the data sent from the dance performer through the Wiggle rotation sensor. Experiments led the performance into a continuous improvisation which happens within defined choreographed, narrated, and designed elements. While there is controlled structure due to the nature of composed visuals, choreography, and soundscape, Bloomscapes also offer a space of improvised play through its open technical setup.
1. Ideation and Research
2. Experiments
3. Performance DocumentationThis project is an interactive media performance exploring the journey of the self in an unknown world. Its story unfolds in four chapters, beginning with vulnerability and confusion, and ending in resilience and tranquility. Through sound and image the body traverses different emotional states. It acts and reacts to the media, while at the same time affecting the audiovisual scenery. Improvised elements, which emerge from the interconnectedness of the sonic and visual systems contrast with the choreography and create moments of tension and release. Through the feedback loop between each performer Bloomscapes aims to break the barrier between what is in our control and what is not.