LOGOS

A MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE EXPLORING THE EMERGENCE OF COGNITION

YEAR

2016

Format

MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE

Medium

Koto / Flute

Dance

Interactive visuals and prop

Duration

21 min

LOGOS IS A MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE FOR DANCE, JAPANESE KOTO, FLUTE, AND REAL-TIME PROJECTION EXPLORING THE EMERGENCE OF COGNITION. A DANCER ENTERS AN OPEN, PRIMORDIAL ENVIRONMENT, EXPERIENCING MOVEMENT AND SENSATION WITH AN INSTINCTIVE SENSE OF JOY. SHE EVENTUALLY ENCOUNTERS A LUMINOUS BLUE ORB -LOGOS, REPRESENTING THE EMERGENCE OF REASON, RECOGNITION, AND STRUCTURED THOUGHT. CURIOSITY DRAWS HER TOWARD THE OBJECT, WHICH RESPONDS TO SOUND AND MOVEMENT. AS THE INTERACTION DEVELOPS, THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT BEGINS TO CHANGE. THE ORGANIC, COSMIC WORLD GRADUALLY TRANSFORMS INTO A GEOMETRIC GRID, REFLECTING A SHIFT FROM IMMEDIATE SENSORY EXPERIENCE TOWARD A WORLD INCREASINGLY ORGANIZED THROUGH COGNITION.

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Project NOTES:

PERFORMED LIVE IN AN INTIMATE ART MUSEUM IN BROOKLYN, THE WORK COMBINES KOTO, FLUTE, DANCE, AND INTERACTIVE VISUALS PROGRAMMED IN MAX/MSP/JITTER. SOUND, MOVEMENT, AND PROJECTION DEVELOP TOGETHER IN REAL TIME, WHILE A SIMPLE NARRATIVE CONNECTS THE CHANGING AUDIOVISUAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE DANCER AND A SOUND-RESPONSIVE LUMINOUS OBJECT GRADUALLY TRANSFORMS THE PROJECTED WORLD FROM AN ORGANIC, COSMIC LANDSCAPE INTO A GEOMETRIC GRID. THE PIECE BECAME AN EARLY EXPLORATION OF USING AUDIOVISUAL TRANSFORMATION NOT ONLY AS ATMOSPHERE, BUT AS A WAY TO CONSTRUCT NARRATIVE THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCE.

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