#300

This project will explore the possible relationships between water and sound. The possible relations of the sound with the objects or creatures that may exist in the water will be examined. This experiment will start with two Koi fishes, one white and one red, which are put into the water as the first stage. A camera placed on top will monitor the movements of the fish. In the Far East, these fishes, symbol of yin yang philosophy, are specifically associated with equilibrium in the universe. sound will be produced with the data taken from the movements of these two fishes. Inspired by the movements of these two Koi fishes which symbolize the balance together, the concept of balance in sound will be questioned. Balance as a music term is the relative level of two or more instruments, voices, sounds, etc. Balance can also refer to a comparison in tonal quality rather than just volume, such as the contrast between a light or "airy" sounding instrument timbre with a heavy or "dark" sounding timbre.

The actual starting point of this project was to obtain data from the direct interaction of human beings with water; and this will be the targeted relationship in the later stages of the project. Vibrations and waves generated by human hands or blowing on water can be both logical and consistent data sources for sound reproduction. We mostly interact with digital devices through learned behaviors and are there any more natural ways of producing a digital sound rather than pressing buttons?

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#150

The interaction between human and computer is still much more mechanical. And we mostly interact through learned behaviors. Are there any more natural ways of producing a digital sound rather than pressing buttons? And can this interaction be achieved through more reflexive behaviors? For example, can we use the parameters provided by the water? Can water waves turn into a sound wave? Is even direct human interaction needed to produce sound? Can we understand the movements of a fish and turn it into an instrument?

Complicated interfaces often stress people, take time to learn, and have an unnatural relationship. Can we relieve this stress? Can the interface and the human be a whole, without any tools in between? And can machine learning help in this way? Instead of human learning a language, a computer and an interface unilaterally; can machine reduce the stress by trying to understand human behavior? Can machine and human develop a bilateral learning style?

How can natural elements exist in a room as interfaces? How can we interact with these elements and how can we convert this interaction into digital data? And on what scale can we do it?