In the project I examine the relationships of different media layers to each other and their relationship with space and audience. I claim Intermedia works require an extended concept of listening that that includes the acoustic, visual and spatial level. Unlike a strategy that foregrounds the performer and his physical presence, also the spatial arrangement of visuals and sound projections is suited to create liveness and presence, and establishing a relationship with the audience.
I have created a performance framework called "Responsive Space", which allows a flexible working with distributed sound and image projections. The system uses a multichannel speaker-system, up to three video projections and a local Wifi network with a connected webserver. The audience is invited to log into the local network with their mobile devices. In the browser of the mobile device sound and image is generated.
This offers the possibility of a great diversity in the spatial distribution of sound and image.
The imperfection of time synchronization leads to very interesting artistic effects. The awareness of space and the interaction of the audience with each other leads to the emergence of a social space in the concert. In addition to the relationship between visuals and sound this setup also invites to investigate the dimension of space. Central to this is the question of "liveness" - which in my opinion can also be achieved with this spatial arrangement and distribution of sound and image.