Between 2010 and 2011, LIA was commissioned to create live visual interpretations for the ‘Lied Lab’ festival series at the ORF RadioKulturhaus in Vienna. Organized by departure (The Creative Agency of the City of Vienna), the project established a dialogue between the classical tradition of the Lied and contemporary digital art.
The series focused on two major anniversaries in classical music. In 2010, for the 150th birthday of Hugo Wolf, LIA developed visuals for 33 songs based on texts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In 2011, for the centenary of Gustav Mahler’s death, she created generative systems for his major song cycles, including Das Lied von der Erde.
The software was designed to react to the live audio input while allowing for real-time parameter manipulation. The visuals were performed live alongside pianist Russell Ryan and vocalists including Hermine Haselböck, Bernhard Berchtold, Florian Boesch, Wolfgang Holzmair, and Alexander Kaimbacher. Both cycles were subsequently recorded and released as part of the Hugo Wolf and Gustav Mahler Collector’s Editions.
Lied Lab (2011), generative visual studies for Gustav Mahler’s vocal works. (Silent).
Lied Lab 2011: Gustav Mahler Festival
Rehearsal views at ORF RadioKulturhaus.
Lied Lab 2010: Hugo Wolf Festival
Performance views featuring the generative projection.
Publications & Press
Gustav Mahler Collector’s Edition and Springerin cover feature.
Project Details
Years Created: 2010–2011
Medium: Live Generative Visuals
Lied Lab 2011: Gustav Mahler Festival
ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna (Mar 31, 2011)
Organized by departure
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Piano: Russell Ryan
Vocals: Hermine Haselböck, Alexander Kaimbacher, Wolfgang Holzmair
Photography: Markus Rössle
Lied Lab 2010: Hugo Wolf Festival
ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna (Mar 21, 2010)
Initiated by Wolfgang Holzmair and departure
Composer: Hugo Wolf
Piano: Russell Ryan
Vocals: Hermine Haselböck, Bernhard Berchtold, Florian Boesch
Photography: Laurent Ziegler
Publications
Gustav Mahler Collector’s Edition (2011), DVD Box Set
Hugo Wolf Collector’s Edition (2010), DVD Box Set
Press
Springerin – Hefte für Gegenwartskunst, Band XVI Heft 2 – Intermedia 2.0 (Spring 2010)
Cover Art and Editorial Feature (pp. 2, 13, 16)
