engi

engi

Julian Scordato / Italy

Engi is an audiovisual work based on a sonification of stellar data related to the northern polar constellations.
The sound parameters are graphically represented and defined by certain observational data, as well as the physical characteristics of the stars: the duration of the sound is proportional to the distance from Earth, the amplitude is calculated considering the apparent magnitude, while the main frequency changes according to the spectral class.
A polytemporal sequencer is used to activate the stars with a combinatorial system that produces virtually perpetual change. Starting from these simple elements for sound generation, this work assumes a certain complexity through the interaction between electronic sounds in a feedback network capable of processing them both diachronically and synchronously, thanks to a series of interconnected processing units. Therefore, the sound elements no longer exist only as intrinsic and independent entities; instead, they are strongly characterized by global processes that transform them as part of the network.

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