Chromatone - Ways of Listening

The Chromatone series explores the fusion of visual and sonic art inspired by Pauline Oliveros’s philosophy of deep listening. This body of work transforms the act of painting into a musical experience and dissolves the boundaries between visual and sonic forms.

Process

All of the pieces in this series were created with Coloratura, a custom-built musical interface I designed that enables me to create visual art and music simultaneously. Using musical paintbrushes as MIDI controllers, each brushstroke produces a musical note and is assigned to a different color to simulate the experience of synesthesia. By employing a loop pedal,I can build a musical composition note by note, in the same manner that a visual artist builds a visual composition stroke by stroke.

To View the Gallery

Each video captures the live performance of one of the pieces featured in the gallery. Choose from the options below to watch the creation process of various Coloratura pieces displayed throughout the gallery.
After watching a video, please close the pop-up window to return to the menu and select another piece.

I invite you to immerse yourself fully in this experience, listening deeply as you explore new ways of perceiving color and sound.