Messa di Voce -用声音去画

video clip from Messa di VoceMessa di Voce: "Insect Nature Show" [16 Mb QT]
The performers adopt complementary roles: Joan, as a peculiar kind of animal; and Jaap, as an abstract narrator. [ICA, London. &photos]
video clip from Messa di VoceMessa di Voce: "Bounce (Jaap's Solo)" [13 Mb QT]
Jaap emits a stream of bubbles by making a special cheek-flapping sound. [ICA, London. &photos]
video clip from Messa di VoceMessa di Voce: "Pitchpaint" [12Mb QT]
The performers paint bold gestures by singing. Descending pitches curl clockwise; ascending notes curl anti-clockwise. [ICA, London. &photos]
video clip from Messa di VoceMessa di Voce: "Ripple" [10Mb QT]
Our attention turns to a pair of chirping, clicking wetland creatures, whose curious chatter perturbs their watery environs. [ICA, London. &photos]
video clip from Messa di VoceMessa di Voce: "Fluid" [4.2 Mb QT]
A glowing fluid or plasma appears to emerge from the performers' mouths when they speak or sing. [ICA, London. &photos]
video clip from Messa di VoceMessa di Voce: "Fluid" [5.2 Mb QT]
A second clip from this section of the performance. [ICA, London. &photos]
Messa Installation (Insect Module) [2 Mb AVI]
A four-year old child plays with his augmented shadow, in a version of the software installed at the Eyebeam gallery. [Eyebeam, NYC].
Messa Installation (Bounce Module) [4 Mb AVI]
Speech is transformed into raining balls. [Eyebeam, NYC].

via Messa di Voce - Tmema / Blonk / La Barbara