Alpha and omega

Abstract

'Alpha and Omega' deals with the emotional temperature difference between the fear and anxiety of those who have experienced a disaster and the attitudes of those who do not. This is because the artist, who returned to Seoul after suffering an earthquake around 5 am on February 11, 2018, when the second largest earthquake in Pohang (intensity 4.6), experienced the atmosphere of Seoul unlike Pohang. The severity of the earthquake felt at the epicenter of Pohang is not shared in Seoul. The artist interprets the difference in reaction between the two cities as "the difference in the senses due to the imbalance between information and experience." To express the sensory gap between the two cities, seismic data of two cities, which are objective indicators of earthquakes, are used, and the images of the horizontal (Seoul) and vertical (Pohang) axes created at the intersection reflect the earthquake intensity data of each city for 10 years. do. The higher the intensity of the earthquake, the greater the change in the axis width or line. The sound is also connected with data, and it is divided into two channels: Channel 1- Left (Seoul) and Channel 2-Right (Pohang). The sound converted to MIDI changes in pitch and rhythm depending on the magnitude of the earthquake. As such, the difference between the amount and intensity of the disaster experience shown by the data is proposed in a form that can be perceived as image and sound. Rather than simply reproducing the overwhelming fear and pressure of a disaster image, data sonication can listen to the data and provide a new synesthesia experience. In a space where disaster data is replaced by light and sound, audiences can freely experience a new type of disaster.