< Amid >
Amid is an audiovisual installation that translates the principle of attraction and repulsion
into a spatial field of tension. Based on datasets from molecular physics, abstract values of
distance and energy are transformed into image and sound, creating a dynamic environment
in constant change.
into a spatial field of tension. Based on datasets from molecular physics, abstract values of
distance and energy are transformed into image and sound, creating a dynamic environment
in constant change.
At the core of the work lies the in-between a state that cannot be clearly assigned to one
side or the other. To explore this state, two seemingly opposing dimensions are brought into relation: a deeply human emotional condition and the physical principle of attraction and repulsion. From this connection emerged the central research question of the project: Is it possible to create an installation, based on datasets from molecular physics, in which such a state of tension can be experienced spatially and audiovisially?
The installation translates datasets derived from the Lennard–Jones potential into a generative audiovisual system. Individual data parameters were mapped to both visual and sonic behaviors, allowing particle movement, density and transformation to respond directly to molecular interactions. In parallel, the same dataset was sonified, creating a shared logic between image and sound.
Beyond the generative system, the spatial experience was developed in collaboration with a set designer. The positioning of the screens and the dramaturgy of the installation were carefully choreographed to guide visitors through phases of attraction, repulsion and equilibrium. A multichannel sound system reinforced this choreography by allowing sound to move synchronously with the visuals throughout the space.
side or the other. To explore this state, two seemingly opposing dimensions are brought into relation: a deeply human emotional condition and the physical principle of attraction and repulsion. From this connection emerged the central research question of the project: Is it possible to create an installation, based on datasets from molecular physics, in which such a state of tension can be experienced spatially and audiovisially?
The installation translates datasets derived from the Lennard–Jones potential into a generative audiovisual system. Individual data parameters were mapped to both visual and sonic behaviors, allowing particle movement, density and transformation to respond directly to molecular interactions. In parallel, the same dataset was sonified, creating a shared logic between image and sound.
Beyond the generative system, the spatial experience was developed in collaboration with a set designer. The positioning of the screens and the dramaturgy of the installation were carefully choreographed to guide visitors through phases of attraction, repulsion and equilibrium. A multichannel sound system reinforced this choreography by allowing sound to move synchronously with the visuals throughout the space.