Iannis Zannos, Angelos Floros, Marianna Tzislaki Kotsanou

Presented: ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, December 11-13, 2020, link

We describe exploration of sound synthesis algorithms which employ feedback of audio signals in order to produce rich sounds with the use of motion sensors worn by dancers. The response of these algorithms to the changes of parameter values is impossible to predict in the course of work sessions with the two dancers, our objective was to adapt the algorithm as well as parameter mappings in order to permit the dancers to interact with these algorithms. We observed the interplay between movements and sounds, how that formed a continuous feedback loop between dance interpretation and creation of sound forms, and how two persons can collaborate to perform different parameters of one single sound producing algorithm.