Martha Skou & Louise Foo
Udstillingen tager afsæt i en løbende proces, der handler om at designe til en mulig og nær fremtid, hvor teknologi og fysiske rum interagerer mere og mere. Udfaldet er en række fysiske værker / objekter, der fungerer som interface for en smart device applikation, der oversætter visuel information til en række lydfrekvenser. De rumlige installationer kan anskues som åbne partiturer, hvis formål er at give aktøren mulighed for intuitivt at interagere med værkerne og få en personlig og transformativ oplevelse. I applikationen anvendes en algoritme, som oversætter billede til lyd. Algoritmen bygger på tid versus frekvens. De kompositioner, der har inspireret organiseringen af objekterne er ligeledes bygget op om tid versus frekvens. Dette er den måde, hvorpå mennesker oftest har kortlagt lyd i fortiden. Hvordan vil det være i fremtiden? FORMAT NO. 1 I forbindelse med udstillingen vil Foo og Skou udgive Format NO 1. Format er en mixed media udgivelse, der udforsker og foreslår nye formater. Titel: Format NO. 1 Beskrivelse: Limited Edition litografi prints med iPhone-applikation (30 editions) Applikationen der anvendes i udstillingen og i FORMAT NO 1. Er udviklet i samarbejde med programmør Johann Diedrick. FORMAT NO. 1 Litografi prints er printet af Anton Peitersen. BIOGRAFI I deres fælles praksis mødes Louise Foo og Martha Skou i et ønske om at udforske og forstå lydens fysik og systemer. De ønsker at formidle transformationens magi gennem design af oplevelser. FORMAT er duoens første solo-udstilling i deres hjemby København. De har deltaget i gruppe-shows i New York på prominente undergrundssteder såsom Silent Barn og Death By Audio, hvor de deltog i Death By Audios sidste show “Death By Art”. Kunstbloggen “Artlovers New York” kaldte Foo og Skous installation Sound of NYC skyline “a magic, even romantic yet hardcore black and white graphic soundscape ” Foo og Skou har fået tildelt et seks måneders fellowship på New York Art Residency og Studio Foundation. Duoen er desuden inviteret til at deltage i et residency på Pioneer Works i efteråret 2015 – et kunst-og innovationscenter i Brooklyn. Foo har studeret på Det Fynske Kunstakademi, og hun har en kandidat i kreativ brug af nye medieteknologier fra New York University. Skou har studeret Visuel Kommunikation på Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Kunstakademiets Designskole. www.visualsoundsynthesis.com
//FORMAT: by Martha Skou and Louise Foo The show gives insight into an ongoing process about designing for the possible near future, in which technology and physical spaces interact more and more. The outcome is a series of physical works / objects that function as the interface for a smart device application that translates visual information to a series of sonic pitches. The spatial installations are open scores made to provide the viewer with the opportunity to intuitively interact and have a personal and transformative experience. The image-to-sound-translation algorithm used in the application as well as the imagery that has inspired the organization of objects are built around a time vs. frequency, or time vs. pitch order. This is the way in which humans most often have mapped out sound in the past. How will it be in the future? FORMAT NO. 1 In addition to the exhibition Foo and Skou will release the first edition of Format. Format is a mixed media publication that will explore, release and suggest new formats. Title: Format NO. 1 Description: limited edition lithography prints with iPhone application (edition of 30) The iPhone application used in the exhibition and released with Format NO. 1 is developed in collaboration with programmer Johann Diedrick. The lithography Prints for Format NO. 1 are printed by Anton Peitersen. BIOGRAPHY In Louise Foo and Martha Skou’s collaborative practice, they share the urge to explore and better understand the physics and systems of sound. They wish to communicate the magic of transformations through the creation of experiences. FORMAT is the duo’s first solo-show in their hometown Copenhagen. They have participated in group-shows in New York at prominent underground venues such as Silent Barn and Death By Audio, where they participated in Death By Audios closing down show “Death By Art”. The Art Blog “Artlovers New York “ called their installation “Sound of NYC skyline” “a magic, even romantic yet hardcore black and white graphic soundscape” Foo and Skou have been granted a 6 months full fellowship at New York Art residency And Studio Foundation, and have been invited to do a residency at Pioneer Works – An Art and Innovation Center in Brooklyn. Foo has has studied at Funen Art Academy followed by at master in creative use of new media technologies from York University. Skou holds a master’s degree from Visual Communication at The Royal Danish Academy of fine Arts, School of Design. www.visualsoundsynthesis.com
