Project Proposal
Everyday we encounter a barrage of imagery. With an over-saturation of imagery
we become apathetic and disenchanted with visual stimuli no matter how beautiful or
grotesque it is. How can we regain a fascination with imagery? The majority of the
imagery that we see today comes in a digital form, and with that digital form comes a
multiplicity of data points. With these data points we can extract color values from each
pixel. Using color values to generate audio derived from the image, we may discover a
new relationship with the image and a new way to perceive visual stimuli.
For my BFA exhibition I will be creating a project that explores the relationship between digital image data and sound. The project will consist of three stations, each of which will contextualize visual and auditory information in a different manner. The first station will have a computer and monitor with preset images where an algorithm will analyze the image’s color data and convert that data into sound. There will also be an interface with which users can select different images and influence the parameters through which the image is converted into sound. Finally, the sound created from the digital image will be amplified through speakers in the gallery space. At the second station, a similar image to sound conversion process will happen, but here with a live webcam video feed. Audio will be played back through headphones at this station. At the third station, there will be a monitor and a microphone. The microphone will collect room noise and convert that noise into color data, ultimately forming an image from the collected sound. The project will create a method of transmuting data from one form into a novel mode of perceiving that data (both from visual to auditory and visa versa).
Gallery Mock-Up
For my BFA exhibition I will be creating a project that explores the relationship between digital image data and sound. The project will consist of three stations, each of which will contextualize visual and auditory information in a different manner. The first station will have a computer and monitor with preset images where an algorithm will analyze the image’s color data and convert that data into sound. There will also be an interface with which users can select different images and influence the parameters through which the image is converted into sound. Finally, the sound created from the digital image will be amplified through speakers in the gallery space. At the second station, a similar image to sound conversion process will happen, but here with a live webcam video feed. Audio will be played back through headphones at this station. At the third station, there will be a monitor and a microphone. The microphone will collect room noise and convert that noise into color data, ultimately forming an image from the collected sound. The project will create a method of transmuting data from one form into a novel mode of perceiving that data (both from visual to auditory and visa versa).
Gallery Mock-Up
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