We already spotted Jayson Haebich for some of his former creations, which often involve laser and interaction. This Australian artist has recently presented a clever way to track somebody's moves interacting with a laser thanks to fog and a well-used Kinect.
He has now turned it into a complete installation, "PHOTON", allowing the audience to play as if the lasers where the strings of an instrument. Moreover, this is not only a technical achievement but also a visual one.
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LSP is a research trajectory exploring compositional relationships
between sound, space, light and color. Lissajous figures form the
starting point for the developed relations between sound and visual
shape. By combining laser light and fog it becomes possible to project
in space, instead of on a surface. The result is an environment where
the audience is standing inside the work. It's a true sensory experience
in which it's difficult to make a separation between the experience of
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This interview of Edwin Van der heide was published in our Live A/V special issue (available on MCD shop online) dedicated to audio-video performances.
Can you tell us about your background, your influences and artistic references?
I have studied Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. After the study I have developed a strong interest in expanding the term composition into composing space, composing environ- ments and composing interaction.
I’m especially interested...
