linearMusic is an interactive installation that reacts to the presence of passers-by and turns them into performers. It consists of a camera tracking pedestrians on a street, a projection on a wall covering the surface tracked by the camera, and sound played through speakers.
When a pedestrian is seen by the camera a set of lines appears on the wall, following her and “wrapping” around her silhouette. As more people pass in front of the camera, the lines reform themselves to wrap around all of them. A soundscape plays as people interact with the piece, and each individual affects a specific quality of the sound by moving left to right and up to down.
There are two ways to interact with the installation. One can simply pass across the projection, or actively engage with it, seeing how the movements affect the soundscape.
linearMusic was tested in the hall at ITP, but the ideal setup for the installation would be a large wall on a warehouse in Chelsea.
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