Trees in the Round

2024 | Visualization Research Centre, HKBU

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Section 1

"Trees In The Round" is a live performance project that explores the immersive experience of circularity and enclosure. Featuring media artist Peter Nelson, musician-sound artist Roberto Alonso Trillo, and artist-composer Samson Young, the performance brings audiences into an interactive setting where Young leads them in constructing a miniature replica of the cylindrical screen, surrounded by a steel loop, heightening the sense of immersion. The project is set within a 360-degree space, exploring themes of circularity as both an aesthetic and conceptual framework.

The inspiration for the project began with tree forms generated by Nelson and Trillo using a generative adversarial network (GAN). Young expanded on these forms with the symbolic “world-centering” tree, creating a visual metaphor for connectedness and continuity. The 360-degree film features original compositions by Young, performed by Tokyo-based koto player LEO, and improvisations by jazz vocalist Michael Schiefel, blending traditional and contemporary elements to deepen the immersive experience.

Section 2

Technically, the project explores the fusion of art and technology, utilizing the Titan 360 camera for capturing and recapturing footage within a virtual environment. This layered technique manipulates spatial perception and introduces visual elements, such as virtual doors, that blur the lines between real and digital spaces. By projecting the 360-degree footage and re-filming it, the project creates a multi-dimensional experience that engages viewers visually and sonically, challenging their orientation within the space.

The process includes advanced editing techniques that bridge the creative and technical realms, testing the visualization system's adaptability for contemporary art contexts. This integration redefines the immersive environment, transforming it into an interactive, audience-driven space where real and virtual elements interact seamlessly, offering a new approach to immersive art.

第一部分:項目概述

《Trees In The Round》是一個現場表演項目,探索圓形和包圍感的沉浸式體驗。該項目由媒體藝術家彼得·尼爾森(Peter Nelson)、音樂家和聲音藝術家羅伯托·阿隆索·特里洛(Roberto Alonso Trillo)以及藝術家兼作曲家岑珈其(Samson Young)共同參與創作。表演中,岑珈其引導觀眾一起構建縮小版的圓柱形屏幕模型,並用鋼環包圍觀眾,進一步強化了環境的沉浸感。該項目置於360度沉浸式空間中,以圓形和包圍感作為美學和概念框架的核心主題。

該項目的靈感源於尼爾森和特里洛利用生成對抗網絡(GAN)生成的樹形,岑珈其進一步擴展了這些樹形的意象,呈現具有「中心世界」象徵意涵的樹形視覺隱喻,象徵聯繫與延續。360度影片中包含岑珈其的原創曲目,由東京古箏演奏家LEO演繹,並有爵士歌手米高·席費爾(Michael Schiefel)的即興表演,將傳統與當代元素結合,加深了整體的沉浸體驗。

第二部分:技術敘述

技術層面上,該項目探索了藝術與科技的融合,使用Titan 360相機在虛擬環境中拍攝並重拍影像。這種分層技術操控了空間感知,並引入了虛擬門等視覺元素,模糊了現實與數位空間的界限。通過投影360度影像並重新拍攝,該項目創造出多維度體驗,讓觀眾在視覺和聲音層面上受到吸引,並挑戰他們在空間中的方向感。

這一過程包括了先進的剪輯技術,將創意與技術融合,測試了視覺化系統在當代藝術環境中的適應性。這種整合重新定義了沉浸式環境,將其轉化為一個互動的、觀眾驅動的空間,使現實與虛擬元素無縫融合,為沉浸式藝術提供了全新視角。

Leads: Roberto Alonso TRILLO, Peter A C NELSON

Collaborator: ---

Partner: ---

Date: 2024

Team: Samson YOUNG, Michael SCHIEFEL, LEO, Roberto Alonso TRILLO, Peter A C NELSON

Hardware: nVis with 29.6 surround sound system, Insta360 Titan camera

Software: MaxMSP & Spat, Adobe Premier Pro

2024.03.29​
30 minutes

Innovation and Technology Fund, HKSAR