Tanvi Harkare – Looking Outwards 11

Prelude in AGCT is a project created by Pierry Jaquillard at ECAL Media and Interaction Design Unit. The project takes a person’s DNA and turns it into music notes. As of now the project only has Pierry’s DNA. It includes all 23 chromosomes, which are run through different interfaces in order to create different results. Everything is processed through JavaScript scripts. The DNA helps Pierry to visualize his DNA as sound. You can view the data on any digital device, such as an iPad. Pierry uses a midi file to generate signals to a computer that plays the file. Certain aspects of the music track can be changed, such as the tempo, arrangement, instruments, etc.

I find this project interesting because of how each person can create a different soundtrack because each individual has their own unique set of DNA. I wish there was an easier way for users to get a soundtrack unique to them – perhaps of their facial or body structure, which is something else that is unique to everyone.