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「 Armorial Bearings 」
# Real time generating & Performance & Multi media immersive
In Collaboration With Jiarong Yu , Sizhe Fang and Siyu Chen
Sponsored by Central Pompidou
Year : 2022
「 Armorial Bearings 」
# Real time generating & Performance & Multi media immersive
In Collaboration With Jiarong Yu , Sizhe Fang and Siyu Chen
Sponsored by Central Pompidou
Year : 2022
“「 Armorial Bearings 」” is an immersive exploration performance project that aims to be a visual and aural feast of nature exploration through collaboration with performers and musicians. As humans explore the unknown depths of the forest, the forest also explores and senses the traces of humans, and through the dancers' delivery and presentation, and the background of the real-time interactive installation, a subtle and gradual integration of each other is created, eventually reaching a certain balance and merging the two.
This project was the first multi-dimensional collaboration between me and the cellist, pianist and dancer, and I was responsible for the visuals and overall control. The visual elements of the project were generated in real time by the AI, and with the dancer's gestural control and her own reflection, creating a unique, simple but very integrated visual effect. At the same time, as time passes, the exploration moves deeper and deeper into the abyss, while also providing feedback and reflection on the self.
A live duo of cellists and pianists is one of the most important parts of the project, with the naturally collected sounds being reconstructed in real time and reconstructed in real time, blending with the different nature animal sounds controlled by the performers in real time to create each other. The sounds of the three different worlds synergise, collaborate and blend with each other to create a unique piece of music.
The unknown is always an abyss, but the human race will never stop exploring, and every step you take will continue to yield feedback and rewards, while nature can sense your presence and help you to take the next step, or what is needed. Even if you don't get anything in the moment, it's a precious memory for your future self, so step up and keep the courage and mind to keep exploring.
This project was the first multi-dimensional collaboration between me and the cellist, pianist and dancer, and I was responsible for the visuals and overall control. The visual elements of the project were generated in real time by the AI, and with the dancer's gestural control and her own reflection, creating a unique, simple but very integrated visual effect. At the same time, as time passes, the exploration moves deeper and deeper into the abyss, while also providing feedback and reflection on the self.
A live duo of cellists and pianists is one of the most important parts of the project, with the naturally collected sounds being reconstructed in real time and reconstructed in real time, blending with the different nature animal sounds controlled by the performers in real time to create each other. The sounds of the three different worlds synergise, collaborate and blend with each other to create a unique piece of music.
The unknown is always an abyss, but the human race will never stop exploring, and every step you take will continue to yield feedback and rewards, while nature can sense your presence and help you to take the next step, or what is needed. Even if you don't get anything in the moment, it's a precious memory for your future self, so step up and keep the courage and mind to keep exploring.
“「 Armorial Bearings 」”是一个沉浸式探索表演项目，旨在通过与表演家与音乐家的合作进行一场探索自然的视觉与听觉盛宴。当人类在不断探索未知的森林深处时，森林也在探索感知着人类的踪迹，而透过舞者的传递与呈现，与实时交互装置的背景融合，相互之间产生着微妙的逐渐相互融入的境界，最终到达一定的平衡并两者相互融合。
该项目是首次我与大提琴手，钢琴手以及舞蹈表演演员进行的多维度合作，我主要负责视觉与整体把控。项目的整体视觉元素均为实时AI生成同时配合着舞蹈演员的手势控制以及她自身的倒影，形成独特，单纯但又非常融合的视觉效果。同时随着时间流逝，探索在不断向着更深的深渊进入，同时也对于自我进行反馈与反思。
贯穿整个项目的声音则是又三部分组成，由大提琴手与钢琴手组成的现场二重奏作为最重要的部分之一，配合着自然采集的声音进行实时破规后重建再实时生成，与表演者实时控制的不同大自然动物的叫声相互融合相互造就彼此。三种不同世界中的声音相互协同，相互协作，相互融合，最终融汇成一首独一无二的曲目。
未知永远是深渊，但人类探索的脚步永远不会停止，你走的每一步都会不断的会有反馈与所获，同时大自然能够感知到你的存在并帮助你更好的走下每一个脚步，或者所需的内容。即使当下没有所获，但对于未来的自己这都是弥足珍贵的回忆与过往，因此迈开脚步，保持不断探索的勇敢与心态。
该项目是首次我与大提琴手，钢琴手以及舞蹈表演演员进行的多维度合作，我主要负责视觉与整体把控。项目的整体视觉元素均为实时AI生成同时配合着舞蹈演员的手势控制以及她自身的倒影，形成独特，单纯但又非常融合的视觉效果。同时随着时间流逝，探索在不断向着更深的深渊进入，同时也对于自我进行反馈与反思。
贯穿整个项目的声音则是又三部分组成，由大提琴手与钢琴手组成的现场二重奏作为最重要的部分之一，配合着自然采集的声音进行实时破规后重建再实时生成，与表演者实时控制的不同大自然动物的叫声相互融合相互造就彼此。三种不同世界中的声音相互协同，相互协作，相互融合，最终融汇成一首独一无二的曲目。
未知永远是深渊，但人类探索的脚步永远不会停止，你走的每一步都会不断的会有反馈与所获，同时大自然能够感知到你的存在并帮助你更好的走下每一个脚步，或者所需的内容。即使当下没有所获，但对于未来的自己这都是弥足珍贵的回忆与过往，因此迈开脚步，保持不断探索的勇敢与心态。
Live performance on Central Pompidou
Collaborative rehearsal moment
Recording period process
Interaction system buliding through TouchDesigner
Whole team for this project
Director & Project Leader : Alvin Qianhao Chen
Sound producer : Sizhe Fang , Siyu Chen
Live performaner： Alvin Qianhao Chen , Jiarong Yu , Sizhe Fang , Siyu Chen
Visual producer : Alvin Qianhao Chen
Project advisor: Dr. Matt Lewis
Project developed at: Royal College of Art Battersea , Royal College of Music
Project exhibited on : Central Pompidou
Special thanks: Bryan Yueshen Wu , Laura Selby ， Yixuan Bai , Yue Miao