The Creators Project: When design studio Chevalvert first unveiled Murmur, a light installation that “simulates the movement of sound waves,” the possibilities for the galactic audiovisual medium seemed boundless. That was two years ago, and now the team has amplified the very same technology and aesthetic to a grander scale in a live performance with music group ALB at the Les Victoires de la musique 2015.
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The light and sound combination reminds me a lot of the light in The Wiz when the light projections work with the movement of the actors on stage who wear the bracelets. What makes the sound-light integration so interesting is the fact that sound is invisible but the lights make that not so. People often attempt to make sound visible because it is such an interesting sense. There is always sound around us and yet the lack of visual elements to it make people so intrigued by it. This particular light-sound combination I quite enjoy because the lighting designer did not just use the typical audio-wave as the light show. There is still a sense of a sound wave, but the scattered abstract form creates more of a statement than a straightforward wave. The LED lights which make it seem like the sound is transferring from the microphone and piano to the projection wall are also an interesting touch. The whole performance flows really well together because of all of these elements.
I think this is really, really cool. I don't think I'm alone in feeling that the visual representation of sound (and vise versa) is one of the most satisfying things there is. Recently, we did a box project for Susan that required us to create a soundscape that sonically represents the shape of the box that we built. It was very interesting to see what people came up with and how they tied together. I think it would be similarly interesting to do this the other way around; create the soundscape and then construct a box to represent it. It is so cool how the media syncs up here, I love that we get both the audio and visual of the same kind of thing; it's just incredibly satisfying. It really feels like the sound is being thrown at the wall and sticking. Love it.
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