Harkness Audiovisual presents VISUAL ACID, a collaborative installation by Nick Hallett, Leif Krinkle, Zach Layton, and Brock Monroe, takes as its starting point the electronic disco genre, Acid House, to construct an immersive environment of rhythmic light.
Defined by the sounds of the "808" drum machine and "303" bassline sequencer (both developed by Japanese electronic music manufacturer Roland) Acid House music was created by Chicago-based DJs during the mid-1980s.
VISUAL ACID will too be defined on the basis of these revolutionary music computers. The centerpiece of the installation is a genuine 808, its basic functions harnessed to trigger a series of stroboscopic, fluorescent light fixtures through the unit's individual audio outputs (a remarkable and unique feature of the 808), thereby reimagining the instrument as a fully interactive visuals-generating tool. As its companion, an "Optical 303" squelches the imaged representations of signature Acid basslines, which are projected through rotating prisms and shot throughout the space as cinematic, rainbow-infused light.
VISUAL ACID will be on display at the SECRET PROJECT ROBOT from March 3 through March 25th. For more information, please visit: http://www.harknessav.org
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VISUAL ACID March 3
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- Year Created: 2006
- Submitted to ArtBase: Saturday Mar 25th, 2006
- Original Url: http://www.harknessav.org
- Permalink: http://www.harknessav.org
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Work Credits:
- Nick Hallett, creator
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