New Structure, New Piece.

New projection mapping project underway, finished making the physical version of the designed structure. This has been built using card board from cereal boxes … I have so much cereal now;

The visuals will be split between the figure and ground, with audio-reactive visual effects being mapped onto the objects in the foreground and pre-composed textures and effects in the background. One video is going to be split into 4 x 4 grid, creating sixteen sections that will be mapped to the front two faces of the cubes. The second video will be split in two and layered behind the objects.

The audio for this piece will be ‘Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today’ by Ital Tek, check it out below;

 

New piece coming soon!

Gestalt Visual Perceptions

Advancements in computer graphics and programs began a tendency for audiovisual sequences to be composed entirely of abstract geometrical and graphical objects, shapes and figures. The absence of realistic video footage containing natural, relatable visual content, such as human emotion, within these pieces requires a different set of ideas and theories towards the recognition of individual visual objects and events.

Theories regarding the way humans perceive visual objects and shapes were first developed by Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka and Wolfgang Koher during the 1920s. This group of German psychologists outlined principles that describe the natural, automatic recognition and categorization of visual elements into unified groups or whole structural entities, and these ideas became what are known as the principles of Gestalt visual perception.

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Study on Audiovisual Correllations

Research article written by Scott D. Lipscomb and Eugene M. Kim studying the correlation of audiovisual attributes:

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Synchronicity = Simplicity?

Article discussing research into synchronized auditory and visual events.

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Structure Interne

Article by Mick Grierson discussing audiovisual composition, as well as his piece ‘Structure Interne’.

Audiovisual Composition

The relationship between sonic and visual material is complex. Essentially, both sonic and visual material yield effects of their own when experienced in isolation. These effects are difficult to discuss in themselves, let alone in combination. Chion states that when combined, new effects are apparent. This makes the process even more complex. Despite this, difficulties regarding the interpretation of audio and visual material do not prevent artists from exploring that material. However, audiovisual composition which exploits structural relationships by its nature rises out of a desire to understand the combined audiovisual effect. This article offers an argument for promoting the interdisciplinary study of audiovisual composition as a metadiscipline in itself that is neither Art/Film studies nor Music/Sonic arts. Read More