Strange Fruit - Solo Cello Performance Video
Paul Rucker performs an original composition that was used in his interactive sound installation Four Score.
Strange Fruit is a composition in which 6 different cello parts are layered. This series is a part of 50 solo cello concerts performed all over King County in Washington State sponsored by 4Culture.
Proliferation
In May of 2009 I was honored to be part of a Prison Issues residency at the Blue Mountain Center. While there I had the honor of being in the company of some amazing people. Artists, activist from around the world provided over two weeks of inspiration, knowledge, and camaraderie.
While doing my individual research, I happened upon some maps created by Rose Heyer that showed the growth of the US Prison system. With that information, I was inspired to create Proliferation, an animated mapping of the US Prison system set to original music.
Eleven Conversations
“Eleven Conversations” allows the viewer to manipulate a videotaped cello performance by waving a hand over an infrared beam. The image responds to the proximity and speed of the hand.
Catalyst
“Catalyst,” which was recently shown at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery in Seattle, WA employs a touch screen using xy technology (x being the horizontal coordinate and y being the vertical coordinate on the touch pad): where you touch the screen determines which aspects of the video/audio are altered.
Busker
“Busker” is a performance art piece.
This is a 2 minute excerpt from a 40 minute performance near a busy intersection. During the performance not a single note is played.
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