The performer wears an electro-encephalographic headset which detects his electrical mind activity.
The analysis of its output reveals the power of the performer's three thoughts which are used to move an avatar in the maze.
Music is generated from the position of the avatar inside and visuals are generated from the music.
The time and structure of the composition is thus entirely determined by the choices and concentration of the performer.
The point of the whole piece is materialising something invisible: the concentration, stress, mistakes of the performer,
into something palpable for the audience. The audience can predict and observe the performer's choices and struggle.
With this piece I explore the fragmentation of personality of the "post-modern man". Exposed to aggressive stimulation and
overwhelming data streams, he must make important choices to follow a rational "mind path" while his time quickly runs out.
Alberto Novello: live performer/ EEG analysis/ music programming
Emmanuel Elias Flores: visual programming
Links
https://vimeo.com/61407436
https://vimeo.com/61676018
Duration (minutes)
25
What is needed
Technical requirements
VIDEO
• 1 large screen for frontal projections on the performer, large at least 4 meters (or wall)
• one front projector for the large screen on the stage (> 4 m), it has to be strong to project onto the
screen with enough luminosity (positioned on the floor in front of the performer, better wideangle if you want the public to be near, which is advised). The projector could be on the floor (with people not in front) or on the ceiling
• one top projector to project down onto the stage, it can be small and it has to be rigged to project vertically onto the stage (or on the side with a stand, directed towards the floor), it's used to project the labyrinth necessary for the cues of the performer
SOUND
• 2 top speakers
• 1 subwoofer
MIXER
• 2 mono inputs free
basic audio cable to reach the mixer
one long network cable if the stage is far from the mixer
2 long VGA cables to connect the computers to the beamers
STAGE
an empty room big enough to walk and project (4 x 8 at least)
ROOM
for the performer with shower or possibility to wash not far from the stage
BUILD UP/ BUILD down
setup: 3 hours to point the beamers and prepare,
build down: 5 minutes,
ATTENTION: traces of dry clay will be present on the stage after the performance!!!
