mjanco – LookingOutwards02- Section B

Michelle Janco

LookingOutwards-02

Section B

I looked at the piece WAVES by Lia, created in 2016. WAVES is a generative installation that shows flowing virtual waves that continuously flow and never repeat the same way. I admire the beauty of this piece, as it appears like a moving painting. It does not change drastically, but with subtlety. The tiniest of details change and never repeat, which brings this scenic, digital “painting” to life. Lia describes that the direction of the waves is unchangeable, meaning the code written called for one directional movement. However, the patterns and layering of the waves themselves are always randomized, due to the randomized changes in details, rhythm, and scale. I also really liked that the project manifested into a backdrop for artistic performance, both enhancing itself and the performance, to make one beautiful piece. Lia shows that WAVES played at a concert, “Blades” behind the musicians. (link: http://www.liaworks.com/theprojects/waves/ ).