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== Plant based Sequencer ==
== cellular patterns ==
 
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=== Concept ===
=== Concept ===
Often, plants and organisms are built from repeating patterns. But also processes tend to function in patterns such as the transport of nutrients or movements while growing.
Often, plants and organisms are built from repeating patterns. But also processes tend to function in patterns such as the transport of nutrients or movements while growing.


These patterns are used to generate rhythms, and combining these create organic growing / evolving (poly)rhythms. The rhythms are used as a musical sequencer, either trigger notes or percussive sounds like a drum machine.  
These patterns are used to generate rhythms, and combining these create organic growing / evolving soundscape.


=== Technical Solution ===
=== Technical Solution ===
The measurements of these patterns could be done by and resistance, by amplifying electric/ magnetic fields or by tracking and analyzing video of the cells to the organism.
The organism gets observed through a microscope and the recorded live image gets processed.


The data gets processed in Max/MSP. Max is either used for direct sonification or operates as a link to other audio-software (utilizing Midi).
Image processing is done in multiple steps. Firstly, the feed from the camera is turned in a grayscale image and additionally into a pure black and white image using a threshold.
This monochromatic image is additionally broken down into a 5 by 5 matrix. By comparing these matrices to a pre defined set of "rules" patterns can be matched and used as trigges and control data for the sonification.


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The data gets processed in Max/MSP. Max is either used for sonification in a mono or stereo image.


=== Aesthetic outcome ===
=== Aesthetic outcome ===
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=== References / Research Material ===
=== References / Research Material ===
* [Cellular automaton - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton)
* [Cellular Automaton](https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CellularAutomaton.html)
* Rhythms and Morphogenesis - PETER W. BARLOW AND JACQUELINE LÜCK
* Rhythms and Morphogenesis - PETER W. BARLOW AND JACQUELINE LÜCK
* [Acoustic and magnetic communication in plants](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/psb.21517?scroll=top&needAccess=true)
* [Acoustic and magnetic communication in plants](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/psb.21517?scroll=top&needAccess=true)

Revision as of 01:52, 7 July 2022

cellular patterns

Concept

Often, plants and organisms are built from repeating patterns. But also processes tend to function in patterns such as the transport of nutrients or movements while growing.

These patterns are used to generate rhythms, and combining these create organic growing / evolving soundscape.

Technical Solution

The organism gets observed through a microscope and the recorded live image gets processed.

Image processing is done in multiple steps. Firstly, the feed from the camera is turned in a grayscale image and additionally into a pure black and white image using a threshold. This monochromatic image is additionally broken down into a 5 by 5 matrix. By comparing these matrices to a pre defined set of "rules" patterns can be matched and used as trigges and control data for the sonification.

The data gets processed in Max/MSP. Max is either used for sonification in a mono or stereo image.

Aesthetic outcome

The outcome of this an installation where the viewer can observe the plants and organisms and listen to the sonification.

References / Research Material