Currents

Currents is one of several audiovisual installations by the author that explores the environment of east coast Newfoundland. Emerging from a meshwork of materials that includes ocean data-sets, live streamed wind data, audio field recordings and musical improvisation, and a heart rate monitor, Currents combines these materials to explore nonlinear processes. Using a PulseSensor, all elements of the installation are triggered by a gallery visitor's heart rate that, in turn, generates a backdrop of animated water droplets (water droplet code by Rajan Craveri). Combined with the sonification of live wind data, ocean data-sets and pre-recorded musical improvisations, a multi-temporal experience is realized.
Constructed in Max 8, the installation contains a folder of 155 videos, 100 audio files, and a sonification wind streaming device, which are coded to randomly change after 40 beats of the gallery visitors heart via the PulseSensor. (Video images captured by Shannon Lynn Harris)