CODE// INV[AD]E (WIP)

A LIVE A/V PERFORMANCE EXPLORING HOW INCOMPLETE SIGNALS BECOME MEANING.

YEAR

2026

Format

NARRATIVE LIVE AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCE

Medium

JAPANESE KOTO

EURORACK

MAX/MSP/JITTER

Duration

35-45 min

CODE//INV[AD]E IS A LIVE AUDIO–VISUAL PERFORMANCE THAT FUSES JAPANESE KOTO WITH EURORACK ELECTRONICS AND REAL-TIME, AUDIO-REACTIVE VISUALS BUILT IN MAX/MSP/JITTER. THE SCORE MOVES ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM WITHOUT SETTLING INTO A SINGLE GENRE, SHIFTING FROM ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDWORLDS TO GRID-DRIVEN IDM, ETHEREAL ELECTRONICS, AND ABRASIVE, AVANT-GARDE PASSAGES. THESE STYLISTIC TRANSITIONS FUNCTION AS CHAPTERS, CONSTRUCTING A COHERENT WORLD THROUGH CONTRAST: SPARSE VERSUS DENSE, SYMMETRICAL VERSUS FRACTURED, PULSE VERSUS DRIFT.

A Metal Keyboard
An Electronic Device
A blurry image of a cyclist

Project NOTES:

“PEOPLE SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.” A TRANSMISSION DEVICE INTERRUPTS AN ORDERED AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM WITH DISTORTED SIGNALS. EACH INTERRUPTION LEAVES A RESIDUE IN THE MUSIC AND IMAGE, GRADUALLY SHIFTING THE PERFORMANCE FROM CONTROL TOWARD AMBIGUITY, CONTAMINATION, AND REINTERPRETATION. THE WORK ASKS HOW INCOMPLETE INFORMATION BECOMES MEANING THROUGH PERCEPTION.

An Electronic Device
A Keyboard Device
A Model Posing to the camera