triptych pt 1

Triptych concept

The idea for the video triptych was to have multiple perspectives of the same thing. Based on the environment of where something is placed (a tree, an animal, even words) can convey different contexts. What one person sees is not necessarily what another person sees. One person may take a flatscreen television for granted, where for another it would be a luxury. Of course we will see eye to eye on some subjects, but it is impossible currently to completely step into another's shoes. Misunderstandings and accidents inevitably happen because of this. I hope that my triptych will be able to convey this idea. However, because we may interpret things differently, perhaps the original meaning will be lost, ironically.

Triptych 3 screens

triptych pt 3

triptych pt 2

My Instrument

My instrument uses falling water in order to produce sounds. The speed of the water is modified by the nozzle sizes of the bottles, of which the smaller one produces the slower fall rate. The sounds can also be modified by the container of which the water is dropped into. The sounds are then modified by the contact mic placed on the base of the instrument, which is the black box at the bottom. While not pictured, the containers I found the best results with were: a tin can, a plastic bowl much like the base of the instrument itself, and a tin cylindrical cookie container.

My Musical Score

My musical score. This was a collage formed primarily from my interests. The original concept began with reading a score like a stage from a Mario game, with various landscapes and objects influencing the instrument player to act accordingly. There is no "intended" way to play... rather, the whole piece was constructed rather liberally. As long as one makes note of the structure of the work, then any way of playing it can be considered "correct".

My Played Music Score

My partner, Shani's, music score. This score is done in the style of a written story, of which we have to translate into music by reading and interpreting how to play based on the events that occur. It was slightly difficult with my water instrument, and certainly many liberties were taken with the piece... and as a result, perhaps the result was surprising. However, the piece was played how I felt it should, and I attempted to recapture the feelings of the original work.