In keeping with my plan to prototype “slices” of my larger Thesis project, I did some physical installation work the past few days. I started with preparing a series of images using an application I wrote in openFrameworks. Using particle system code that Zach Lieberman provided his Algorithmic Animation class, I made a few changes so that the particles would respond and react to sound frequencies placed within the page. A few interesting patterns and formations came about using this process.

I used the image of Pamela Britton from D.O.A. because during a Visual Music Studio project last semester, I became completely fascinated with the small gestures that she made throughout the film. In keeping with key elements of my precedence, I wanted to amplify an emotion or feeling by capturing a subtle but effective moment of movement.

I then printed a few pieces out on a plotter to make large prints (approx. 80″ X 42″). This took a lot longer than I thought it would take, but I learned a lot about printing on a plotter and sizing an image for large prints. I then made some wheat paste at home and pasted them in the street for public viewing. Here are a few shots from the first night I went out. You can check out my flickr for the full set.