Phonocentric Beauty
Phonocentric Beauty was a multichannel audio, visual, and sculptural installation. The songs were the first entities created. They influenced the remaining creations.
14 speakers, 9 songs, 18 animations
9 songs were composed. Each was orchestrated for 10 instruments. The songs were then synthesized in 5.1 surround sound. Speakers were designed to play this multichannel audio throughout a large space. 2 animations were made for each song and played alongside the audio. Only one song was played at a time resulting in a runtime of around 45min.
Unusual Designs
Due to the large space, audio had a tendency to reverberate throughout the room. This made open baffle speakers the ideal choice. The audio filled the room and made the source difficult to pin down. Often one would hear audio originating from a point that had no speaker present.
Animations
The animations were abstract and audio responsive. Here are the videos played side by side with the music mixed down to stereo audio. The animations were created through a variety of techniques: programming, artificial intelligence, procedural generation, and special effects software.
