LUKE MUNN

20.1.10

Gesture



Gesture is a loose system for scoring, composing, and reviewing action-driven pieces - works which focus on physical and repetitive movements with minimal instrumentation. Originally consisting of a video study, additional footage was shot and cutup, creating a small moving-image library of percussive hits, circular sweeps, and other hand gestures. Users can arrange and trigger these clips with a plain text system, creating dense staccato works or minimal arrangements just by typing. These microscores can then be shared and distributed via Twitter, Facebook, or other short message media.

Create, playback, and share your own gesture score by interacting above
Luke Munn is a Berlin-based New Zealander whose work incorporates sound composition, performance and new-media. In his live performances he utilises small objects such as glass pieces, activating and manipulating them through electronics, with a focus on a physical, visual set of movements. His work explores composition, playback and interaction in a series of contemporary pieces that mine NASDAQ data, human DNA, or moods taken from Facebook Updates to generate unique soundscapes. Projects have been included in the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, the Venice Biennale Eventi Collaterali, Something New Chicago, and other festivals and exhibitions.

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