Structet is a fluctuating formation constisting of more than 50 visual and sonic improvisers from the ArtScience Interfaculty and other departments of the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Structet adapts itself to the building or spatial structure where it performs – with a preference for the vertical dimension.
I was very happy to join this group with my computer for Structet 2 at TodaysArt in September 2010. I was especially interested in developing an audiovisual improvisation based on research into a specific location. Our performance took place in the Atrium of the The Hague Town Hall and was inspired by a study of the proportions, scale, color, history and function of the location of the building by Richard Meier. On location the musicians formed an electronic orchestra that performed on seven floors of the building. The result could be described as an audiovisual, spectacular, architectonic vertical matrix of improvised electronic music and projections. Please, have a look…
