Fourier-Tanzformation I+II : Mikomikona
Sunday, 27 April 2008
The possibility of transducing sounds purely from visual interference configurations & Moiré patterns is something to get excited about. Mikomikona’s “Fourier-Tanzformation I+II” consists of two operated overhead projectors showing black and white optical interference effects and dot progressions similar to Op-Art works. These black and white projections are filmed in real-time with small video cameras and the subsequent video signal is transformed into sound via a bespoke hardware device. This ‘opto-electronic synthesizer’ provides a synaesthetic process confirming a novel approach to the ‘dynamic transformability of sound into image and image into sound.’
Check out the PDF booklet for an in depth description of the process and philosophy behind this piece.
“Fourier-Tanzformation I+II” was spotted at Golan Levin’s ‘Informal Catalogue of New-Media Performances Using Overhead Projectors’
