Can Be Reclaimed

Can Be Reclaimed

Can Be Reclaimed is a collaborative work intended as exploration inside the body of a lifeform neither organic, vegetal or mineral - a confusing space, inhabited by confusing shapes. Using techniques intended to mimic fungal growth, the project is an experience like no other. The song that ties it all together is based on a pulse, not clearly a heartbeat, not clearly an acoustic drum. It's driven by the intimacy of a voice, each word colouring the whole scene like a surrounding force. Each musical sequence creates its own reactions, its own narrative, each sound connected in some way or another to a light pulse, a movement, a colour, or a swirl.

This project is freely accessible on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during the opening hours of the library.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022

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Can Be Reclaimed

Can Be Reclaimed

  • Louis-Louise Kay
  • United States, 2021
  • 3 min.

Can Be Reclaimed is a collaborative work intended as exploration inside the body of a lifeform neither organic, vegetal or mineral. A confusing space, itself inhabited by confusing shapes, organisms and surfaces. The song that ties it all together is based on a pulse, not clearly a heartbeat, nor clearly an acoustic drum. Much like the space it's breathing life into, the music is a blend of oddly shaped reverberations, acoustic instruments colliding, collapsing, turned abstract. The song is driven by the intimacy of a voice, each word coloring the whole scene like a surrounding force. Each musical sequence creates its own reactions, its own narrative, each sound connected in some way or another to a light pulse, a movement, a color, or a swirl.

All geometry was created procedurally with SideFX Houdini, using techniques intended to mimic fungal growth as closely as possible while still allowing for the construction of discrete spaces.