S C A N S C A P E
site-specific audio/video installation
artist : Schnitt + Gianluca Sibaldi
concept : Amelie Duchow, Marco Monfardini, Gianluca Sibaldi
computer system and programming : EXTRAcode / Gianluca Sibaldi
commissioned : ACT Festival 2023 | ACC Asia Culture Centre
production : sync | EXTRAsync | ACC
photos : Studio 891
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
www.schnitt.it
www.gianlucasibaldi.com
www.site-sync.com
www.extrasync.net
https://www.acc.go.kr/en/index.do
contact : info@extrasync.net
SCANSCAPE developed by the duo SCHNITT ( Marco Monfardini and Amelie Duchow) and the media artist Gianluca Sibaldi is a site-specific audio /video installation
based on an analysis of urban city life.
The technology developed by the artists for SCANSCAPE permits to access in realtime on numerous public world webcams which undergo a continuous scanning
process towards the device EXTRAscan, a sort of scanner able to read the characteristics of the scanned cities converting them in sound and video images. An urban
symphony and contemporary reinterpretation that follows the city life, reflecting its characteristics in form of visual and sound perception.
Since the early 90s, public webcams are present in our urban city life, citizens coexist with this technological system that renders their life, their daily gestures, their
movements public. SCANSCAPE emphasizes the relationship using technology as a creative tool by designing a hypothetical global city where questions, doubts and
fears about the technological invasion harmonize with the sharing of culture, traditions and attitudes conveyed by technology itself. A global city that submits its diversity
to a process of continuous analysis expressing its existence towards sound as a universal language.
The installation SCANSCAPE aims to confront ourselves with the life of the present, offering a global view that through the analysis of different world cities hypothesises
a conscious coexistence between humanity and technology.
S C A N S C A P E
S C H N I T T + G I A N L U C A S I B A L D I
The
research
for
SCANSCAPE
carried
out
by
the
artists
has
been
developed
on
two
parallel
levels,
the
relationship
between
sound
generation
and
physical
matter,
followed
by
the
development
of
EXTRAscan,
a
sensible
device
that
through
a
scanning
process
recognizes
and
responds
in
real
time
to
the
physical
characteristics
of
the scanned object.
Alongside
EXTRAscan,
dedicated
to
the
sound
interpretation
of
data
and
video
processing,
for
the
realization
of
SCANSCAPE,
three
software
applications
have
been
developed
by
the
artists,
one
allowing
the
connection
and
real-time
capture
of
public
webcams
located
around
the
world,
one
dedicated
to
the
processing
and
communication
of
data
between
the
software
applications
themselves,
and
a
virtual
director
allowing
the
eighteen
webcams
visible
on
the
screen
to
be
organised
and
selected on the basis of time zone, continents and countries.
The
visual
result
of
SCANSCAPE
is
displayed
on
a
large
screen
and
the
sonic
outcome
is
sent
via
PA
system.
Based
on
the
urban
accessibility,
the
artists
plan
to
install
some webcams in the city to ideally connect the local life with the world’s global life expression.
SCANSCAPE site-specific audio/video installation comissioned by ACT Festival 2023 | ACC Asia Culture Centre
https://www.acc.go.kr/en/index.do
ACT Festival 2023 | Future Legends | Catalogue published by
National Asian Culture Centre | Gwangju Republic of Korea
SCANSCAPE
developed
by
the
duo
SCHNITT
(
Marco
Monfardini
and
Amelie
Duchow)
and
the
media
artist
Gianluca
Sibaldi
is
a
site-specific
audio
/video
installation
based
on
an
analysis of urban city life.
The
technology
developed
by
the
artists
for
SCANSCAPE
permits
to
access
in
realtime
on
numerous
public
world
webcams
which
undergo
a
continuous
scanning
process
towards
the
device
EXTRAscan,
a
sort
of
scanner
able
to
read
the
characteristics
of
the
scanned
cities
converting
them
in
sound
and
video
images.
An
urban
symphony
and
contemporary
reinterpretation
that
follows
the
city
life,
reflecting
its
characteristics
in
form
of
visual
and
sound
perception.
Since
the
early
90s,
public
webcams
are
present
in
our
urban
city
life,
citizens
coexist
with
this
technological
system
that
renders
their
life,
their
daily
gestures,
their
movements
public.
SCANSCAPE
emphasizes
the
relationship
using
technology
as
a
creative
tool
by
designing
a
hypothetical
global
city
where
questions,
doubts
and
fears
about
the
technological
invasion
harmonize
with
the
sharing
of
culture,
traditions
and
attitudes
conveyed
by
technology
itself.
A
global
city
that
submits
its
diversity
to
a
process
of
continuous
analysis
expressing
its
existence
towards
sound
as
a
universal
language.
The
installation
SCANSCAPE
aims
to
confront
ourselves
with
the
life
of
the
present,
offering
a
global
view
that
through
the
analysis
of
different
world
cities
hypothesises
a
conscious
coexistence between humanity and technology.
S C A N S C A P E
S C H N I T T + G I A N L U C A S I B A L D I
The
research
for
SCANSCAPE
carried
out
by
the
artists
has
been
developed
on
two
parallel
levels,
the
relationship
between
sound
generation
and
physical
matter,
followed
by
the
development
of
EXTRAscan,
a
sensible
device
that
through
a
scanning
process
recognizes
and
responds
in
real
time to the physical characteristics of the scanned object.
Alongside
EXTRAscan,
dedicated
to
the
sound
interpretation
of
data
and
video
processing,
for
the
realization
of
SCANSCAPE,
three
software
applications
have
been
developed
by
the
artists,
one
allowing
the
connection
and
real-
time
capture
of
public
webcams
located
around
the
world,
one
dedicated
to
the
processing
and
communication
of
data
between
the
software
applications
themselves,
and
a
virtual
director
allowing
the
eighteen
webcams
visible
on
the
screen
to
be
organised
and
selected
on
the
basis
of
time
zone,
continents and countries.
The
visual
result
of
SCANSCAPE
is
displayed
on
a
large
screen
and
the
sonic
outcome
is
sent
via
PA
system.
Based
on
the
urban
accessibility,
the
artists
plan
to
install
some
webcams
in
the
city
to
ideally
connect
the
local
life
with
the
world’s global life expression.
SCANSCAPE
site-specific
audio/video
installation
comissioned
by
ACT
Festival
2023
|
ACC
Asia
Culture
Centre
https://www.acc.go.kr/en/index.do
S C A N S C A P E
site-specific audio/video installation
artist : Schnitt + Gianluca Sibaldi
concept : Amelie Duchow, Marco Monfardini, Gianluca Sibaldi
computer system programming: EXTRAcode / Gianluca Sibaldi
commissioned : ACT Festival 2023 | ACC Asia Culture Centre
production : sync | EXTRAsync | ACC
photos : Studio 891
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
www.schnitt.it
www.gianlucasibaldi.com
www.site-sync.com
www.extrasync.net
https://www.acc.go.kr/en/index.do
contact : info@extrasync.net
ACT Festival 2023 | Future Legends | Catalogue published by
National Asian Culture Centre | Gwangju Republic of Korea