Crystallography

2024 . . . Abstract video and digital sound

This is the first time I began a multimedia piece with the visual element as primary design concept rather than the music, with visuals joining after. The visual concept, as suggested by the title, is an exploration of patterns in nature featuring complex masses and threads of color. They resemble busy Jackson Pollack action paintings revealing isomorphic patterns. The title evokes the abstract patterning of molecular crystal growth.

The synthesized “soundtrack” is music adapted from my 2022 work, STONEHENGE for solo classical guitar: