Copyright 2010-2011 Gustavo Jiménez Folta
Composed by Gustavo Jiménez Folta
Rafael Popper-Keizer - Cello
Esther Ning Yau - Piano

For my grandfather, Bolesław Folta, and to the conversation we were never able to have.

Piano and Cello Sonata no. 1 - "Bolek"

La brocha de Dalí

Hammered Dulcimer Improv

Artificial Ecosystem was an interactive audio-visual installation designed by Gustavo Jiménez for Fort Point Channel's Open Studios 2010 in Boston, MA. 

A spectator could use an iPod Touch wirelessly to control the mix of various audio channels and effects processes which were pre-composed and programmed on a Macbook running MaxMSP, Ableton Live and a local network to communicate with the iPod. The sounds and music were chosen by the composer as a literal interpretation of a large-scale painting, "Reinventing Nature" by the Argentinian artist Liliana Folta. This painting was placed directly in front of the spectator to ensure the audio-visual elements interacted seamlessly with the audience.

The purpose was to enable a member of the audience to freely change or modify an artist's interpretation of a physical work of art in real-time, thus blurring the line between the listener and the composer.

Special thanks to Liliana Folta and the Freesound Project community.

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