OPENING OF THE 2011 MEDIAFEST FESTIVAL Opening of Monika Bačič's photography exhibition - "No boundaries" and intermedia performance by Gordon Monahan (Canada) - "Sauerkraut Synthesizer".
OPENING OF THE MEDIAFEST 2011
The opening of Monika Bačič's photography exhibition - "No boundaries" and the intermediate performance of Gordon Monahan (Canada) - "Sauerkraut Synthesizer".
OPENING OF THE PHOTO EXHIBITION OF MONICA BAČIČ – “NO BOUNDARIES”
"Through experiences in life, people get to know themselves and thus also their hobbies. I experienced my first encounter with photography during high school. That's how photography became a passion from an interest. With the help of his current work in the media as a photographer or journalist, his passion for photography only grows stronger. That's how I combine "pleasant with useful". At the moment, I focus mostly on concert photography and portraits, but otherwise my interest in photography extends in many different directions. From nature, to still life, macro photography, etc. With the lens, I try to capture moments of emotions, which people are often not aware of, but are still there. Each of us carries within us a strong will and courage to make our dreams come true. It depends on the individual whether he will achieve them.
That's why we say to ourselves "NO BOUNDARIES!" I CAN DO IT!" (Monika Bačič)
You can see more of her photos (contributions) on the website Monika B. Photography.
INTERMEDIA PERFORMANCE BY GORDON MONAHAN (CANADA) – “SAUERKRAUT SYNTHESIZER”
Fruits and vegetables become voltage input controllers for a software-based audio synthesizer. Six fruits and vegetables are placed on a table. A zinc terminal and a copper terminal are inserted into each fruit and vegetable, so that each organic object becomes an acid battery that produces approximately one volt of electricity. The voltage output from the fruit/vegetable network is varied by attaching a second set of terminals arranged in reverse polarity to the first set of terminals. The second reverse-polarity terminals serve to 'pull-down' the voltage level of the first set, as the depth of insertion of the terminals is varied by hand, so that a potentiometer effect results. These variable voltages are transmitted to the computer via an Arduino interface, which brings the signals into a ppooll software patch through the computer's USB-serial port. The voltage signals are routed to various control parameters of the ppooll synthesizer, so that as the depth of insertion of the battery terminals into each fruit or vegetable is changed, parameters of the synthesized sounds can be altered in real-time. A live video camera displays the real-time manipulation of the fruits and vegetables on a video projection screen. A second video projection shows the actual voltage changes in real time as the fruit and vegetable network is manipulated.
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