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VIIXIX - Restorations of a Theme

VIIXIX - Restorations of a Theme by Tate Fisher VIIXIX - Restorations of a Theme is a multimedia piece that explores what happens to the things we build after the creators are gone - is what we make destroyed along with us, or do fragments of it remain? Based off of the events that befell the ancient city of Pompeii, VIIXIX (79, the year that Mt. Vesuvius erupted) goes through four movements describing the city’s history- the morning of Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption, the few hours beforehand, the centuries after, and the city’s eventual rediscovery. The piece uses the Westminster Quarters, the bells that mark each quarter of an hour, as the theme, with each movement being a variation of each of the theme’s “quarters”, representing the passing of time. The variations start out relatively hidden in the first two movements, becoming clearer in the second half of the piece. The light patterns displayed are taken from a frequency analysis of each of the sections, each pixel of the LED display showing a color based on the timbre of the work at that moment in time. The trees and sky behind the patterns of light is a representation of the sky over the city, fading in and out as the city is covered and uncovered. This project was motivated by a desire for a music visualizer that is less about the rhythm of the piece and more about the piece’s frequency content, specifically as it applies to microtonal works. Initially, this pitch-to-color conversion was intended to happen live - which is definitely doable - but would have been time consuming to implement. Instead, a Python program processes the music and creates an image using the method described earlier. This image is then displayed pixel by pixel on an LED panel, with each light being shown in time with the music. This work attempts to demonstrate this process, as the first two movements are tuned 80 cents higher than the third and fourth movements. It happens that the technology for this project is a representation of what VIIXIX explores - the music is “destroyed” in order to be later interpreted into the form that is presented in the work. The GitHub repository for the program that converts sound files to images can be located at https://github.com/Tate-Fish/sound_to... Special thanks to: Prof. Matthew Thompson - supervision Deb Mexicotte Charles Wyson - videography My family & friends This project was made as part of the Thompson Prize grant from the ArtsEngine at the University of Michigan.