english
polski
search
/ DCA ↑
Piano – As Image Media
title
1995
year
Toshio Iwai
author
synopsis

The interactive audiovisual installation Piano — As Image Media (1995) Toshio Iwai created during his residency (1994—1995) at the Center for Art and Media Technology ZKM in Karlsruhe. It became one of his key works exploring relations between sound and image and utilizing aleatoric, generative and interactive sound composition and image production strategies.  More  

The installation combines a grand piano connected with computer via MIDI protocol (Yamaha Disklavier) and a spatial fabric screen attached to the instrument. The audience interacts with the work by using a trackball to draw light dots on the moving grid that is projected on the screen. As soon as the dots reach the keybord of the piano, each of them touches and activates a key that plays the corresponding note. Simultanously, computer—generated visual objects appear on the upper part of the screen, suspended for the ceiling, giving the impression as if real—time generated visual representations of the real—time genreated music would fly out of the instrument. In such a playful way, the piano becomes a machine to produce images and the visitor becomes the creator of the each time individually produced sounds and images. In 1996—1997 the artist used the installation during audiovisual live performances staged in collaboration with musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The installation is part of the ZKM collection.

Place and date of documentation: ZKM, Karlsruhe 1995

video



artist's bio
Toshio Iwai (JP), b 1962, an internationally acclaimed artist and multimedia designer creating interactive audiovisual media installations, who is predominantly occupied with development of user friendly innovative interfaces that often combine sonic and visual forms. For japanese TV Iwai elaborated new formats of interactive TV programs, he also created a number of commercial products, such as video games (i.e. Electroplankton) and digital musical instruments (Tenori—on).
The Surprising Spiral The Surprising Spiral
Ken Feingold
The Surprising Spiral
Executive Machinery Executive Machinery
Istvan Kantor
Executive Machinery
Lorna Lorna
Lynn Hershman
Lorna
Memory Theater VR Memory Theater VR
Agnes Hegedüs
Memory Theater VR
Cyborg’s Sex Manual 1.0 Cyborg’s Sex Manual 1.0
Piotr Wyrzykowski
Cyborg’s Sex Manual 1.0
Embodiment Embodiment
Piotr Wyrzykowski
Embodiment
The Third Hand The Third Hand
STELARC
The Third Hand
Lover’s Leap Lover’s Leap
Mirosław Rogala
Lover’s Leap
Virtual Sketches Virtual Sketches
Mirosław Rogala
Virtual Sketches
Doppelkonzert Doppelkonzert
Tibor Szemző
Doppelkonzert
Tractatus Tractatus
Tibor Szemző
Tractatus
Invisible Story Invisible Story
Tibor Szemző
Invisible Story
How music will save the soul of technology. Virtual Reality as an musical instrument How music will save the soul of technology. Virtual Reality as an musical instrument
Jaron Lanier
How music will save the soul of technology. Virtual Reality as an musical instrument
An Evening of Music for Virtual Worlds, Chamber Orchestra, and Solo Instruments. An Evening of Music for Virtual Worlds, Chamber Orchestra, and Solo Instruments.
Jaron Lanier
An Evening of Music for Virtual Worlds, Chamber Orchestra, and Solo Instruments.
Time Sculptures Time Sculptures
Ge-Suk Yeo
Time Sculptures
Living Sculpture Living Sculpture
Andrzej Dudek-Dürer
Living Sculpture
Paysages-passages Paysages-passages
Robert Cahen
Paysages-passages
CHOPINPIANO CHOPINPIANO
Robert Cahen
CHOPINPIANO
Middle Age Middle Age
Tomasz Domań„ski
Middle Age
Ping Melody Ping Melody
Paweł Janicki
Ping Melody
MtnCtrld MtnCtrld
Paweł Janicki
MtnCtrld
Mapping Chopin Mapping Chopin
Paweł Janicki
Mapping Chopin
Oceanus Oceanus
Paweł Janicki
Oceanus
EU_tracer EU_tracer
Paweł Janicki
EU_tracer
Opera przeniesiona Opera przeniesiona
Lech Twardowski
Opera przeniesiona
Generator III Generator III
Lech Twardowski
Generator III
PURA. Traces of Memory PURA. Traces of Memory
Lech Twardowski
PURA. Traces of Memory
Wieża malowana Wieża malowana
Lech Twardowski
Wieża malowana
Crash Crash
Wł‚adysł‚aw Kaźmierczak
Crash
Greenpeace Greenpeace
Wł‚adysł‚aw Kaźmierczak
Greenpeace
I Am Electric I Am Electric
Józef Robakowski
I Am Electric
The Third Scroll The Third Scroll
Piotr Bosacki
The Third Scroll
The Fourth Scroll The Fourth Scroll
Piotr Bosacki
The Fourth Scroll
Video Tapes 1969-2010 Video Tapes 1969-2010
Wolf Kahlen
Video Tapes 1969-2010
Place-Ruhr Place-Ruhr
Jeffrey Shaw
Place-Ruhr
A-Volve A-Volve
Christa Sommerer, Laurent Mignonneau
A-Volve
Interactive Plant Growing Interactive Plant Growing
Christa Sommerer, Laurent Mignonneau
Interactive Plant Growing
Platos Schatten Platos Schatten
Frank Den Oudsten
Platos Schatten
Frontiers of Utopia Frontiers of Utopia
Jill Scott
Frontiers of Utopia
Digital Body-Automata Digital Body-Automata
Jill Scott
Digital Body-Automata
Men of Vision: Lenin + Marat Men of Vision: Lenin + Marat
Peter Callas
Men of Vision: Lenin + Marat
Piano – As Image Media Piano – As Image Media
Toshio Iwai
Piano – As Image Media
386 DX Cyberpunk Rockband 386 DX Cyberpunk Rockband
Alexei Shulgin
386 DX Cyberpunk Rockband
Non-finite Performance Non-finite Performance
Anna Pł‚otnicka
Non-finite Performance
Non-finite Installation Non-finite Installation
Anna Pł‚otnicka
Non-finite Installation
Performance on Demand Performance on Demand
Anna Pł‚otnicka
Performance on Demand
Mikro Orchestra (ex Gameboyzz Orchestra Project) Mikro Orchestra (ex Gameboyzz Orchestra Project)
Paweł Janicki, Jarosław Kujda, Małgorzata Kujda, Tomasz Procków, Katarzyna Weber, Mariusz Jura, Marek Szpak, Jacek Podgórski
Mikro Orchestra (ex Gameboyzz Orchestra Project)
Telematic Dreaming Telematic Dreaming
Paul Sermon
Telematic Dreaming
Workaholic Workaholic
Perry Hoberman
Workaholic
NInA NInA MKiDN Wrocław Wrocław Wrocław Wrocław