Ryoji Ikeda - test pattern [live set]
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test pattern [live set] presents intense flickering black and white imagery, which floats and convulses in darkness to a stark and powerful, highly synchronised soundtrack. Through a real–time computer programme, test pattern converts Ikeda's audio signal patterns into tightly synchronised barcode patterns on screen. The velocity of the moving images is ultra–fast, some hundreds of frames per second, so that the work provides a performance test for the audio and visual devices, as well as a response test for the audience's perceptions.
test pattern, the album, was released on CD in February 2008 by German label raster–noton.
Elektra was launched in 1999 in order to present the latest in digital arts, promoting local and international artists. For this 10th Edition, from 1-10 May, Elektra will present an “enhanced” version of the Festival with 10 days worth of events in six partner locations and five nights of performances.
Performance
17 - 19 July | Itaú Cultural, Sao Paolo, BR
8 May 2009 | Elektra 10 | Montreal, CA
Produced by Forma
Photo: Ryuichi Maruo
