In this piece I machine translated audio of an essay of mine on bio-mimesis. The resulting data was then orchestrated, first into direct midi, and then into a orchestrated format textured by the idiomatic techniques of the ensemble.
The visual component was animated via screen-capture. I was interested in an article I had read on silkworms being fed carbon fibre nano-tubing in the hopes of producing super strong silk. I imagined a silkmoth from the future, adorned, quite literally, by the algorithmic traces of its mistreatment. I became interested in worn-out emotional signifiers: rain dripping down glass, tears and bedroom isolation.
Animation and Music: Emile Frankel
Premiered by Nieuw Ensemble
Piano: Paolo Gorini
Conducted by Ryan Bancroft
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, 30/3/2017
Korzo Theatre, Den Haag, 1/4/2017
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