ballade
a monologue to the edge of words
2009
(voice - drawing - live electronics – video relay)
in English a ballad is a song – en Français une ballade is both a walk and a song
I continue exploring language and the voice as well as walking which together with speaking is what makes us superior to animals (allegedly).
Walking is understood here as a simultaneous act of writing and reading (space). Each step taken reads the ground and leaves a trace. A concept I have explored in the past with SLOW MARCH - The making of a road movie (2002/03) and Roadwork (1996/99)
I use live electronics. VILMA and VALTER have been programmed in MAX MSP by Sebastian Lexer. VALTER is a transformative tool designed specifically to extend my voice. VILMA reacts to various sound parameters (texture, attack, pitch volume) to create real time manipulation of visual material (text, photographs, video, drawings).
Premiered on the 23rd of October at Klang im Turm in Munich
see Ballade n1 in Projects archive
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