Transient: How Do You Visualize Music?

Transient is an interactive, musical exhibit utilizing animation, live-action video production, and modern technologies to visualize music played on a piano. The exhibit aims to create a fun experience for musicians of any skill-level that encapsulates the spirit of music within its fleeting moment of time. The exhibit consists of a piano keyboard placed in front of a television screen. Participants can sit down at the piano, and play whatever kind of music they would like. An important aspect of Transient is that it puts the paintbrush in the audience's hand, by allowing them to play a piano. Their music is then visualized on-screen in live-time, through colorful videos and animations. The visualizations fade away with the notes, signifying music's impermanence and uniqueness. Even if you played the same song, the visuals would be slightly different every time, and that unique and impermanent experience reflects the beauty of music. If you'd like to learn more about the making of the project, we have a behind-the-scenes video: https://vimeo.com/874352560/eece87fc87?share=copy

Behind the Scenes of Avyay Playtesting Transient

Behind the Scenes of Shooting Visuals

Behind the Scenes of Shooting Visuals

Early Planning and Concept Art for Transient

Transient Being Played at the Spring '23 Radical Exhibition

Behind the Scenes Coding

Behind the Scenes Rendering

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