A metronome is a device which can be adjusted to make regular periodic sounds at different speeds.
I wanted to express periodic beats as a visual installation. One other reason I chose a metronomes is that I believe that they have a great design, helping the installation look more beautiful.

I used MAX/MSP in order to enable the computer to receive the input data of the metronome's sound through microphones and turn its sound into visual images. There are three metronomes, the beats of which appear as lines of different lengths and colors on a monitor, depending on the different speeds of the metronomes. For example, if the metronome's speed gets faster, the line becomes longer, or vice versa. The resulting image is a visual representation of various sound beats.

Date : JAN.12~JAN.26, 2007
Open : 9am~6pm
Opening Reception : JAN.12, 6~9pm


Hosted by Art Center Nabi, SK
4th fl. SK bldg., 99 Seorin-dong, Jongro, Seoul, 110-110, Korea


www.nabi.or.kr/showcase2007

MAX/MSP is a graphical environmental program for music, audio, and multimedia which has been used by performers, composers, artists, teachers, and students all over the world for over fifteen years. Max/MSP helps us perform works that reflect our individual ideas and dreams through computers.