"Ouïr-Voir" experimental videos

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There is at any moment an infinity of perceptions within us." - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

"One sees only what one looks at." - Maurice Merleau-Ponty

"Ouïr-Voir" is a series of short videos (#ContemporaryArt #ContemporaryMusic #ExperimentalVideo) created starting from October 2021.

These videos consist of combinations or interweaving of auditory and visual perceptions in the form of videos lasting less than thirty seconds, created using an iPhone, Photoshop, Protools, and sound processing plugins (GRM, Ircam, UVI).

The iPhone serves as both a camera and a percussion instrument, depending on the surfaces being filmed.

A kitchen strainer, a dishwashing brush, the strings of a piano, or those of an electric guitar will generate synchronized percussion sounds with the movements in the image.

Some images from the PiXXXLS series are integrated into the videos taken with the iPhone.

The video’s soundtrack is then developed by adding other sounds that aim to maintain the strongest possible connection between the image and the percussion.

The Ouïr-Voir series can be viewed on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

Henri Roger, October 21, 2023.