Journal article
Audiovisual gesture and spectromorphology: the Invalid Data W.E.S.T. project
International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, Vol.19(2), pp.158-171
2023
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Abstract
In this article, we detail a project that seeks to expand the ways in which the concepts of gesture and spectromorphology can be understood and applied in audiovisual projects. We argue that understanding spectromorphology in visual domains requires consideration of the wavelengths of light that give us an image. In this project, the complex interaction between clouds and solar radiation becomes the medium for understanding this concept of visual spectra. Invalid Data W.E.S.T. is a collaboration between media artist Grayson Cooke, audio engineer Ian Stevenson, and the experimental improvising group Wilcox, Encarnacao, Swanton Trio (W.E.S.T.), comprising three Australian composer-performers: Felicity Wilcox (piano), John Encarnacao (guitar), and Lloyd Swanton (bass). In this project, a multi-camera recording of W.E.S.T. in studio performance is combined with Cooke's exploration of creative uses of satellite data. Satellite images of clouds rendered using infrared light are intercut with in-depth, multi-camera footage of W.E.S.T. captured during improvisation. The resulting audiovisual meditation draws parallels between spontaneous artistic processes, collaborative creation, and environmental phenomena. In this article, we explore how concepts of gesture and spectromorphology shaped the conception, production and post-production phases of the project, and how these concepts can be used to enhance the production of audiovisual work.
Details
- Title
- Audiovisual gesture and spectromorphology: the Invalid Data W.E.S.T. project
- Creators
- Grayson Cooke - Southern Cross UniversityFelicity Wilcox - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, Vol.19(2), pp.158-171
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- This project was supported by a School of Communications Research Grant from University of Technology Sydney, and its presentation was supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
- Identifiers
- 991013038985002368
- Copyright
- © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Creative Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article