A 10-minute fulldome work where light and sound fold time: waveforms swell, compress, and stretch overhead until time itself reads as something pliable you can watch bend.
10 分鐘的穹頂沉浸音像：光與聲在頭頂折疊時間，看著它擴張、壓縮、延展，直到時間成為一種可被凝視彎折的柔軟之物。
Audiovisual · 4096² (1:1) · 5.1 surround · Ping Sheng Wu 吳秉聖“Folding Harmonies” is an audiovisual work created for immersive spatial experience. Drawing from quantum mechanics, it explores time’s nature in the universe, illustrating the fluctuating behaviors of light to portray time as a flexible entity.
A thematic continuation of a 2022 generative art piece, it employs light, shadow, and waveform undulations to depict time’s expansion, compression, and extension, inviting viewers to experience time as something pliable rather than strictly linear.
《折疊合聲》是一件為沉浸式空間體驗而生的音像作品。作品借鏡量子力學，探討宇宙中時間的本質，藉由描繪光的波動行為，將時間呈現為一種柔軟、可塑的存在。
作為 2022 年一件生成藝術（generative art）的主題延伸，它以光、影與波形的皺摺，描寫時間的擴張、壓縮與延展，邀觀者去經驗時間作為一種柔軟、而非嚴格線性的存在。
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‘Folding Harmonies’ investigates the intricate relationship between sound, light, and space, evoking a shared consciousness among its audience. Born from the ethos of generative art, this work deeply explores the connections between auditory and visual experiences.
Crafted with complex coding, ‘Folding Harmonies’ represents a shift in digital artistry. More than just two hundred variations archived on the blockchain, it is an evolving, dynamic entity. Each visual piece, rendered with client-side computing, brings a pixelated world to life, with each pixel distinctively contributing to the narrative of light and sound.
The artist reimagines these pixel arrangements, endowing each with unique movement and speed, allowing viewers to see how these details merge into cohesive imagery. This approach transforms rigid algorithmic formulas into an artistic and poetic experience.
On an architectural scale, the work fully engages the senses, moving from two-dimensional logic to a three-dimensional experience through layered light and sound. It invites viewers to interpret the sounds they see and to listen to the visual echoes imprinted on their minds.
《折疊合聲》探究聲音、光線與空間之間的細密關係，在觀眾之間喚起一種共享的意識。作品孕生於生成藝術的精神，深入挖掘聽覺與視覺經驗之間的連結。
以複雜的程式碼構築，《折疊合聲》代表了數位藝術的一次轉向。超過兩百種變體被典藏於區塊鏈上，使它成為一個持續演化、動態的存在。每一個視覺呈現都以用戶端運算即時渲染，讓一個由像素構成的世界活了起來，每一個像素都獨特地參與了光與聲的敘事。
藝術家重新想像這些像素的排列，賦予每一顆獨自的運動與速度，讓觀者看見這些細節如何匯聚成完整的影像。這種手法將僵硬的演算法公式，轉化為一場藝術而詩意的經驗。
在建築般的尺度下，作品完整地包覆感官，透過層疊的光與聲，從二維的邏輯推進至三維的體驗，邀請觀者去詮釋他們所看見的聲音，並聆聽烙印在腦海中的視覺殘響。
Ping Sheng is a new media artist specializing in computer music, audio-visual performance, and new media installation. A Bath Spa University alumnus, he was part of a team that won the Digital Art Performance Awards’ first prize. He has been selected for exchange programs at IRCAM, France and a joint production at EMPAC, New York. His works have been featured at Taipei Digital Art Festival, and he received Digital Art Awards in 2015 and 2016. His sound design for dance performances has been presented internationally, including at Transonic in Spain. From 2018–2022, he served as music supervisor at “noiseKitchen”. His VR sound design was selected for the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and in 2023 he was selected for the “2024 NTT Arts NOVA” project at the National Taichung Theater.
吳秉聖，新媒體藝術家，專長為電腦音樂、音像演出與新媒體裝置。畢業於英國 Bath Spa University，曾為數位藝術表演獎首獎團隊成員，並獲選法國 IRCAM 交流計畫與美國 EMPAC（紐約）共製計畫。作品曾發表於台北數位藝術節，並於 2015、2016 年獲數位藝術獎。其舞蹈作品聲音設計於國際間發表，包括西班牙 Transonic。2018–2022 年間擔任「noiseKitchen」音樂統籌。其 VR 聲音設計入選 2023 法國安錫國際動畫影展（Annecy）；2023 年獲選臺中國家歌劇院「2024 NTT Arts NOVA」計畫。
| Event | Location | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUTURE VISION LAB | Hualien, Taiwan | 2023-02-23 | Premiere 首演 |
| FilmGate Interactive | Miami, USA | 2023-11-30 | North American Premiere · Official Selection |
| SAT Fest 2024 | Montréal, Canada | 2024-03-23 | — |
| Ping Sheng Wu 吳秉聖 | Artist 藝術家 |
| Chin Lun Kao 高勤倫 | Sound Mixing 混音 |
| Hsuan Lang Lin 林軒朗 / C-LAB | Photography — dome documentation 穹頂紀錄 |
| Sen-Sen Chiu / TAICCA 文化策進院 | Photography — Miami installation 展場紀錄 |
| Genres | Audiovisual, Dome |
| Runtime | 10 min 07 sec |
| Completion | February 23, 2023 |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Mastering format | 4096 × 4096, 5.1 surround (real-time render, not filmed) |
| Aspect ratio | 1:1 |
| Color | Color |
| Production tools | TouchDesigner, Max/MSP (real-time, client-side GPU rendering) |
| Provenance | Smart-contract hash values, 200+ generative variations |