Homesick
The main material of this project is River water from Anseong (Korea), Weimar (Germany)_ two cities where I currently live. River of the two cities become a single droplet, an unbounded transperipheral state because of the physical property of water, 1+1=1. The movement of the microorganisms in the waterdrop is converted into sound data through Max/Msp Patch and create sound according to a designed music notation in real time. This project proposes a new aesthetic and auditory experience, and the expansion of world perception. This is also a metaphor for t my physical and mental state after living abroad for a long time away from hometown _especially during the pandemic, unable to visit home for two and a half years.
Music Notation
Music notation consists of a total of 27 numbers and 27 horizontal lines. The number refers to the MIDI number on MaxPatch. Among the 27 lines, 15 lines are displayed as 3 music sheet and solid lines. 12 lines exist in an invisible form between the music sheets. As the line goes from bottom to top, the higher the number, the higher the pitch of the note. The three music sheet does not function as a timeline like a usual music sheet. It only functions to distinguish the pitch of a note. The bottom sheet represents the first octave, and the top staff represents the third octave. All notes are played simultaneously the moment the microbe crosses the line.
Technical position
Max/Msp : The scale is determined according to the coordinates of the microorganism and the sound is output in real time.
Connecting the microscope to maxmsp patch :
Connect a Canon camera to the microscope and take a video the enlarged scean in the water drop through the microscope. It transfers the video shot with Canon camera to maxmsp patch through OBS virtual camera webcam utility.
Aesthetic positon_ Installation
2 Screens, Microscope, DSLR Camera, Laptop, Speaker.
Screen 1: Video from the microscope. Transmitting the scene in the water drop in real time. (Fig. 1)
Screen 1 : Video from the microscope.
Screen 2: animated musik notation from Max/Msp.
The movement of the microbes in the water creates a sound according to the musical notation. Music notation consists of a total of 27 horizontal lines (27 y-axis numbers). Each line represents 27 different scales. The pitch of the note increases from bottom to top. The aesthetic aspect of music notation is still in the process of development. (Fig. 2)
Sound
Max/Msp x Microscope
Sculture
A transparent glass object containing river water. The shape of the glass object is still in progress. I'm thinking rough of the sphere, which symbolizes circulation and connection.
