installation & performance
Full view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
Partial view of the installation of 35 panels representing a 3D graphic score developed through synesthetic perception of music, emotions, and sensory stimulation via paint.
The Comfort of Color: Variations of Chaos:
a 3D graphic score
This installation is a 3D graphic score with paintings arranged along a short wall (7 feet) and continuing across a long wall (26.5 feet). The collection features 35 paintings on panels in various formats. This final presentation is a collaboration with the gallery’s architectural space. A graphic score is a graphical documentation of music through visual marks outside traditional music notation.
Although each painting is an independent artwork, when hung on a grid at regular intervals with ample white space, the installation becomes a single, cohesive piece. Materials include acrylic paint and alcohol inks on wood panels.
As a graphic designer with over 30 years of experience, I approached this piece as I would a design project—by carefully measuring and thoughtfully placing each painting to allow it to communicate its visual sonic qualities without distraction.
Scroll down to view a clip and the full 5-minute performance.
A short clip of Ruth-Anne Siegel, Christine Vermeer, and Kyle Price performing The Comfort of Color: Activation of Chaos, an improvisational interaction and collaboration.
Full video of Ruth-Anne Siegel, Christine Vermeer, and Kyle Price performing The Comfort of Color: Activation of Chaos.
I collaborated with two musicians and a choreographer to bring this visual graphic score to life as a performance. This collaboration created new opportunities for improvisation and established us all as creative partners in our cross-disciplinary artistic exploration.