LOST & FOUND
A LIVE A/V PERFORMANCE EXPLORING COEXISTENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND MACHINES
YEAR
2021
Format
LIVE A/V PERFORMANCE
Medium
KOTO / FLUTE
EURUORACK
MAX MSP JITTER
Duration
36 min
LOST & FOUND IS A LIVE AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCE FOR JAPANESE KOTO, FLUTE, MODULAR SYNTHESIZER, DRUM MACHINE, LIVE LOOPING, AND REAL-TIME PROJECTION GENERATED WITH MAX/MSP/JITTER. THE WORK EXPLORES THE CHANGING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AGENCY AND TECHNOLOGY. AS MACHINES BECOME INCREASINGLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING TASKS ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN SKILL, JUDGMENT, AND CREATIVITY, LOST & FOUND ASKS A SIMPLE QUESTION: WHAT REMAINS FOR HUMANS WHEN EFFICIENCY AND PRECISION ARE NO LONGER UNIQUELY OURS?
Project NOTES:
LOST & FOUND IS PERFORMED ENTIRELY IN REAL TIME WITHOUT A DAW. THE MUSIC IS CREATED USING JAPANESE KOTO, FLUTE, DRUM MACHINE, EURORACK MODULAR SYNTHESIZERS, EFFECTS PROCESSING, AND LIVE LOOPING. THE LAPTOP IS USED ONLY FOR THE VISUAL SYSTEM, BUILT IN MAX/MSP/JITTER. NO PRERECORDED VIDEO IS USED; THE PROJECTION IS GENERATED AND MANIPULATED LIVE IN RESPONSE TO THE PERFORMANCE.
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