La Fête des Images
Role: Generative Motion Designer, Live Performer
Location: Épinal, France
For an art residency hosted by La Souris Verte, created generative motion design in TouchDesigner. Performed with a MIDI controller with pianist/vocalist Melissa Weikart. As part of the Fête des Images (Festival of Images), played four shows in two days.
Motion System
The movement language was inspired by Melissa's aquatic songwriting themes, Impressionist piano, the nearby Vosges mountains, and two local cathedrals: Basilique Saint-Maurice (Neo-Gothic) and Notre-Dame-au-Cierge (modernist).
La Fête des Images
In 19th century France, the image d'Épinal was a type of brightly colored print with naïvely optimistc subject matter. In this tradition, every year, the town celebrates Fête des Images, when images are projected all over the city. The festival has grown to incorporate more types of art, now known as Les Nocturnes des Imaginales. As part of the residency, we also held a workshop for local schoolchildren, demonstrating the possibilities of audio-visual collaboration.
Full Concert Film
Each performance was 30 minutes long, in cold weather. Used TouchDesigner to map specific motion parameters to MIDI controller knobs and respond to Melissa's emotion in real time.
Full Credits
Venue: La Tour Chinoise, c/o La Souris Verte
Vocals and Piano: Melissa Weikart
Technical Director: Francois-Xavier Rèbre
Sound Engineer: Cedric
Lighting Technician: Euan Latour
Videography: Malu França
Colorist: Diana Corgam