A not so distant past reinterprets color scale data of video sources as control sources for sound creation via note selection, amplitude modulation, and other parameters. The work captures the sonic unfolding of time represented in the visual while simultaneously giving voice to the visual stimulus. Through its generative nature, it will provide different realizations depending of the chosen video sources and the respective mapping of parameters to sound modules.
a not so distant past collected frame by frame brushing off the dust prior to memory’s revision a transfer from past to present with all its kinks and curves
A not so distant past will be exhibited between 04/10 and 12/10.
A not so distant past
about the artist
Steve Ashby is a musician, composer, and sound artist based in the United States. Ashby's work focuses on sound found in the natural and digital world to discover places of intersection which engage in the art of listening. Recent performances and residencies include the Australasian Computer Music Conference, International Computer Music Conference 2022, the Society of Electro-Acoustic Musicians in the United States, Soundpedro, Moxsonic, EMS Stockholm Guest Composer Series, Radiophrenia Scotland, Cube Fest at Virginia Tech, New Music Gathering, Sound Arts Richmond, and the NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival.
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