Sounds as a readable language
Kwong Nim Tung: You indicated different sounds with contrasting colours on your previous map. Moreover, you used different colours in the preparation video, like light purple and light red to indicate the area of the sounds. However, why is the end product presented in a dark theme and with not much diverse range of colours? No matter it is in the morning or evening, the video is mostly in black and a little white.
And are there any implications behind this dark theme?
Obed Cheung: We want to create a language/ system to communicate with the audience. Like a musical notation where it is visually and symbolic for others to read. The video resembles a music score and the shapes projected are like musical symbols, for example > is crescendo and < is decrescendo.
Verdi Tsui: We would like to give the audience an impression of sounds instead of combining lots of colour to appeal to the audience. Our piece is like a systematic language which people can read from. While we are reading words, we do not need coloured words. Even the symbols on piano sheets do not have colours. Therefore, we did not focus on the colour grading in the video, but the way of expressing sounds.
Space, Time & Central
Interviewees: Obed Cheung, Verdi Tsui
Interviewer: Kwong Nim Tung 3035607924