Tripwire

The installation Tripwire is the fruit of the meeting of the American composer Ashley Fure who is completing the Cursus program at IRCAM and Jean-Michel Albert, video student at the Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains.

Installation presented as a part of the Nemo 2011 #2 Festival

IRCAM Computer Music Design Ashley Fure
Video Design and Realization Jean-Michel Albert
Pedagogical Advisors Jean Lochard (IRCAM) and Robert Cahen (Le Fresnoy)
Premiere Cursus 2 / Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains

Twenty-four ropes, each one attached to a motor that turns it, are turned into a movie screen. This mechanical system represents a sound wave corresponds to an electronic sound space inspired by the noise of the rotating ropes and their harmonic potential. Audience members affect the pre-programmed form of this installation.

An IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains coproduction with the production support of Arcadi. Co-organized by the CENTQUATRE-Paris. With the support of the Sacem (scholarship for Cursus 2 composers). IRCAM and the CENTQUATRE are partners for experimental performance projects.

Photo: Tripwire © Christian Izorce