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Netdream
Project type
Generative audiovisual installation
Date
2011
Location
Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal
Capture Rêve
What would a machine dream of, and how?
In an era of ever-advancing computer performance, imagining that machines could dream isn’t far-fetched. This project emulates the phenomenology of dreams by assembling mnemonic fragments into a continuously evolving narrative through ever-changing associations.
Netrock / Netdream
This multi-screen installation explores dreams, focusing on the relationship between the dreamer and the dreamed. It treats dreaming as an active and productive state rather than a passive one. The video generation represents the fluid and variable nature of dreams, where the sense and chronology of images shift constantly, reflecting different psychological states through natural landscapes.
The installation uses two databases compiled via internet search engines. The first contains various occurrences and declinations of the word "dream" on personal blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Blogspot, etc. The text presence is crucial in decontextualizing images from the second video bank, showing both dreamers and the "dreamed." This compilation includes videos from sites like Flickr, YouTube, using keywords related to popular dream representations: forest paths, desert landscapes, nostalgic archive videos, etc. This nearly infinite image flow is perceived by the spectator as a raw and genuine experience, a potential material for future dreams.
The third screen visualizes a real-time analysis of a generative sound track, termed a post-score. Unlike a classical score, which is prepared before performance, the post-score emerges as the music is generated. The color and brightness of each composition square correspond to the volume level of the sound track and distort over time, mirroring the fading of a present moment into memory. The generative production’s duration requires prolonged attention, creating a quasi-meditative experience that alters time compression based on the emotional character triggered by the visual experience.