: TROY INNOCENT
: TROY INNOCENT
CONTENTS
1. overview
2. how to play
5. soundforms
Soundform is an interactive installation which explores a synthesthetic relationship between iconic forms and synthetic sounds. 32 micro-sculptures are linked to a set of synthetic instruments representing a range of sounds from noise to harmony, rhythm to random frequencies. These forms are active agents in a sound environment where musical compositions are mapped in electronic space. Visitors to the installation may navigate the soundspace, manipulate the soundforms, and play the system.
The basis of this work is a generative sound system, where the soundforms may reproduce with one another, producing hybrid forms of themselves. The result is a constantly shifting soundscape, dependent on the input of visitors to the work and the processes of "sound breeding". The soundforms can be viewed as a set of embyonic elements for an abstract electronic world, or as sketches towards a audiovisual language for virtual space.
1. The soundforms move silently about their space at random. You may watch and listen, or grab the mouse and interact with them.
2. At any time, you may pick one up and place in the centre of the space and it will begin to play its sound. Up to five soundforms can be placed in the centre at one time.
3. You may also pick up the soundforms and place them on one another, triggering them to reproduce.
4. When the new soundform has been created it will take a few moments to mature - wait until it is fully grown before you try to pick it up. By combining and recombining the soundforms that are in the space you can create a unique set of sounds.
5. There are 32 forms, each with their own instrument sound.
Soundform: INSTALLATION DIAGRAMS
PROJECTED VIEW
The space is a darkened room. A white circle is placed on the floor as a projection screen, raised slightly to allow the computer to lie underneath. Speakers are placed at four corners around the room, mounted on the walls or stands.
TOP VIEW
Space is 5 metres square.
1 x Macintosh PowerPC G3/350 with 64MB+ RAM, 1GB+ hard disk
1 x ProLogic Surround Sound Speaker System
1 x Data Projector
Cables for data projector, computer and speakers
This is a selection of 16 of the 32 soundform sculptures developed for version 1 of the project:
All material is (C) Copyright Troy Innocent 2000. No images may be reproduced in any form without the consent of the creator : troy@iconica.org