The Performance Art of Francesca Fini: Blind (2011)
Blind 2011
By Francesca Fini
BLIND is a performance
experiment blending
togheter body-art
and interaction design.
The purpose of the
performance is to
transport the audience
in an immersive dimension
in which the performer
becomes the vehicle
of an experience of
color through interactive
sound and visuals.
The webcam is programmed
in order to recognize
the special "wave" emitted
by the color and the
synth to respond live
by activating a sound.
To each of the 4 main
colors I associated
a group of instruments
with a well-defined
personality; to yellow
the madness of the
violin, to red the
deep notes of the
piano, to blue the
metaphysics of crystal
bells, to green a
bunch of acid tones
mixed with the hum
of the forest. The
scientific research
on the relationship
between sound and
color is the starting
point of a personal
experience in which
I discover the connections
between the senses.
"To smell the yellow,
to hear its music, to keep
it between the fingers".