Vector synthesis: a media archaeological investigation into sound-modulated light
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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
Master's thesis
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P1 OPINNÄYTTEET D 2019 Holzer
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Date
2019
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Sound in New Media
Language
en
Pages
97 + 24
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Abstract
Vector Synthesis is a computational art project inspired by theories of media archaeology, by the history of computer and video art, and by the use of discarded and obsolete technologies such as the Cathode Ray Tube monitor. This text explores the military and techno-scientific legacies at the birth of modern computing, and charts attempts by artists of the subsequent two decades to decouple these tools from their destructive origins. Using this history as a basis, the author then describes a media archaeological, real time performance system using audio synthesis and vector graphics display techniques to investigate direct, synesthetic relationships between sound and image. Key to this system, realized in the Pure Data programming environment, is a didactic, open source approach which encourages reuse and modification by other artists within the experimental audiovisual arts community.Description
Supervisor
Ikonen, AnttiThesis advisor
Donnarumma, MarcoKeywords
media-archaeology, audiovisual performance, open source code, cathode- ray tubes, obsolete technology, media art, synesthesia, vector graphics
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Holzer, Derek
