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Video Development: Audiovisual Installation-Panels and Space

The video for Song Without Words was developed to be projected on a series of fabric panels as part of an experiential installation; visitors would walk through it, as opposed to seeing it on a flat surface like a film. Early on, I tested the idea in my garage using different fabrics. I tried white and black to get a feeling what the experience would be like. I liked the black ones because of how they kind of disappeared into the space. With the white, even if you dim the light, it's still quite visible, and sort of reminds you that there is a substrate you're projecting on. The black allows the illusion that the visuals are just kind of floating. I also experimented with different locations, to get a feel for different spatial experiences. My garage is long and linear, so it feels a little tunnel-like, whereas the other space I tried, UC Berkeley's Center for New Music Audio Technology, is a big square space and I could feel more spread out. I liked the more tunnel-like space because it made me think of being in a cochlea, which is a spiral shape. You can imagine it is sort of leading you and you just have to follow that tube-like space.