Kwame Kyei-Boateng, Eyal Assaf, Ilze Briede aka Kavi, & Grace Grothaus
http://environmentalsensing.space/holonicchorus/
We invite viewers into a shared WebXR world: a fluctuating forest generated from real biometeorological data. Interactions with the trees in this playful world will generate different musical tones, holding space for the possibility of making extemporaneous distributed choral work which is unique to the collective decisions of all participants. A holon, from the Greek holos ‘whole’ and -on ‘part’, is defined as being simultaneously both a whole in and of itself, as well as part of a larger whole. In our real worlds, socially distanced due to the pandemic, we hope to provide a sense of collectivity and shared space in the virtual environment. Please note: Holonic Chorus is available for viewing through WebXR enabled browsers such as Microsoft Edge and through other browsers with WebXR extension installed. Special thanks: Biometeorological data shared generously through project Foresta-Inclusive by Jane Tingley. Foresta-Inclusive is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada as well as the “Environments of Change” Partnership Grant. Thanks also to the School of Art, Media, Performance and Design at York University, Toronto, ON. CA.
For inquiries regarding this initiative, please contact:
Mark-David Hosale, Ph.D. – mdhosale@yorku.ca
Associate Professor and Chair, Computational Arts
Digital Media Program
School of Art, Media, Performance and Design
York University, Toronto
4700 Keele Street .:. 228 Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts .:. Toronto ON, M3J 1P3 Canada
http://computationalarts.ampd.yorku.ca/