*Originally exhibited as a multi-channel sound piece at Tuck Under Projects from July 30, 2015 - August 30, 2015.

Emergent behavior appears when a number of smaller or simpler entities operate in an environment, forming more complex behavior as a collective. 出現  is a generative sound piece that explores such phenomenon.


出現

*Stereo mix created from a patch used as part of a quadraphonic sound piece that ran in the Grain Belt Keg House from May 15, 2015 - May 17, 2015.

Michael Flora
Aves

Aves is a quadraphonic sound piece which simulates the flocking behavior of birds. The behaviors are generated by a flocking algorithm, which controls the bird's frequency (pitch), amplitude (volume), and position in the four loudspeakers.

The behavior of the flock arises from the interaction of four individual "birds" adhering to a set of simple rules:

1. The number of neighbors earch "bird" consults while flocking
2. Maximum speed
3. Minimum speed
4. Strenth of "centering" instinct
5. Strength of attraction to an "attract-point"
6. Strength of neighbor avoidance instinct
7. Overall speed
8. Willingness to change speed and direction
9. Speed of acceleration
10. Preferred distance from neighbors.

Aves Stereo Mix

Preview for an upcoming performance at the Cedar Cultural Center.

Nothing III

Chêne. LCM, Oakland, CA. 2015

Excerpt from 10 minute electroacoustic composition exhibiting a focus in spectromorphological transformation techniques.

Chêne Excerpt

Illusion, 2-channel sound installation. (2016)

In one sense, magic can refer to the supernatural or paranormal. Magic can also refer to an illusion or trick produced by a sleight of hand. "Illusion" makes reference to the former. The Shepard tone creates the impression of a tone continually ascending in pitch, yet which ultimately seems to get no higher. Using the Shepard tone as starting material, "Illusion" sees the subject abstracted and disfigured through a variety of digital processes.

Originally exhibited at Franconia in the City at the Casket Arts Complex, Minneapolis, Minnesota from September 8, 2016 - October 9, 2016.

Michael Masaru Flora - Illusion

Live A/V performance with 4-channel surround sound.
Studio Z, St Paul, Minnesota
May 26, 2017

Live at Studio Z, St Paul

Live stereo version of LoSo presented at Studio Z.
LoSo was originally composed specifically for 4 channel speaker systems.

LoSo Live stereo version

Work in Progress for Pete Driessen's Trestle Support Systems

Sounds were sourced from recordings made at the Northern Pacific Railway Yard, Brainerd, MN. The sounds were then plasticized and transformed using a variety of computer processes to create a piece that emphasizes the spatial aspects of the exhibition space.

Trestel

NWULA 16 Sine Waves 64:63

Dynamical Systems for 12 Loudspeakers Excerpt

Dust 102906

Michael Masaru Flora is an artist working primarily with sound in various contexts. Within the intersections of art, science, music, and mathematics he creates work that examines sonic morphology, spatialization, and human perception. His practice includes installation, performance, recording, and curation as well as collaboration with artists in the fields of transdisciplinarity, visual arts, dance, and performance.

Michael Masaru Flora

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