sound art

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During an installation of the work, audience members were able to select from different audio tracks (on headphones) while watching the work. The following 4 video clips are the same visually, taken from a recording of the live output of the generative system.  However, each clip uses a different sound track for the video.

This new work builds on earlier creative experiments in metacreation and generative video by members of the Generative Media Project. The group has come together to produce an engaging work of audio-visual art in the ambient video genre.

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Queen Elizebeth Park

Vancouver, Canada

The installation Recreation includes 10 independent audio channels spread around the old quarry in Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver. Each of the audio channels is a separate soundscape composition referencing to the various utilities of the site since colonization. These compositions are generated by Audio Metaphor from excerpts of text related to the moments in time. Below is the artist statement and excepts from the 10 texts.

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Artists: Miles Thorogood and Ruth Beer

Producer: Fraser River Discovery Centre

This interactive sculpture, like a pylon in the river that traces its flow and activity along its shore presenting the beauty and utility of the Fraser as it joins the coast and inland cultures and economies. It consists of sounds and images from Surrey Docks, Fraser River Pile driving and recorded during a Seaspan tugboat journey along the river - places that have a significant impact on the city.  These auditory and visual elements provide a portrait of place.

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Exhibited at the MUMEWE as part of ISEA 2013

Sydney, Australia.

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Concept Artist – Judy Jheung
Hardware and ios development – Miles Thorogood
Sound Design – Miles Thorogood
Composition – Gary McFarland

site, sound, touch: Composing You, an interactive outdoor project, engages community park goers in a multitude of ways. An experiential sonic walk encompasses ephemeral moments of past, present and future in Beacon Hill Park, using personal mobile phones and GPS to locate plants hanging from designated trees. Sound and light will activate the moment plants are touched. A personal musical composition will be formed depending on individual navigation routes.

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“Everywhere and All at Once” is a loop video projected on a 3’ x 4’ table. This video reveals four people, two males and two females, all wearing red nail polish and playing mahjong. The viewers are encouraged to sit on the chairs to experience the installation.