Inspired by Susan Sontag’s “On Photography” in which she defines the creation of spaces in photography through framing both physical and metaphorical, ‘cuadros’ presents a scene where frames appear, morph, evolve and disappear. While their existence is short lived, the frames invite the audience on a journey of escapism into the abstract melting of colours, shapes and ideas temporary realities that merge with one another.
The sonic landscape guides the audience into a melodic, non-linear, timeline that keeps on building on top of itself. It doesn’t have a beginning or end. Instead it’s a never dying sequence that has existed long before the viewer gazes upon it, and will continue to do so after they are gone.
The ever-evolving scene alludes to the impossibility of stillness the constant movement of sound, image, and life. The images are constantly influenced by previous images and morphing to new dimensions. ‘cuadros’ leverages digital technologies to create a space where the real and the constructed intertwine. It proposes a space of constant transformation where new realities are continuously built upon. Taking on Dubois’ “The Photographic Act” the project aims to dissect time and memory, as a picture would do, exploring how the content interacts with itself throughout time, capturing moments that are both past and present. The moving images become a tool for memory, merging the present and the past.
- sound:
- granular synthesis / field recordings / sampling / generative rhythms
- visual:
- generative coding / keyframe animation / audio reactive elements
- software:
- ableton / touchdesigner
