The Lonely One In Autumn is a generative audiovisual work with a soundtrack by @c (Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela). The piece is directly inspired by Gustav Mahler’s “Der Einsame im Herbst” from “Das Lied der Erde.”
The software system for this project was originally developed for a live performance at the Lied Lab 2011: Gustav Mahler Festival at the ORF RadioKulturhaus in Vienna. This studio version is a distinct reinterpretation, pairing the generative visuals with a new electronic score. The algorithm develops shapes and colors that reference the images invoked by Mahler’s lyrics: frosted textures, bluish fog, and forms reminiscent of frozen grass.
“Autumn fog creeps bluishly over the lake.
Every blade of grass stands frosted
As though an artist had jade-dust
over the fine flowers strewn.”– Gustav Mahler, “Der Einsame im Herbst”
The Lonely One In Autumn (2014), generative audiovisual work. Excerpt from the full 4’45” original.
Selected generative outputs.
Project Details
Year Created: 2014
Medium: Generative Audiovisual Work / Single-Channel Video
Duration: 4’45”
Format: 1920 x 1080
Creative Collaboration
Sound: @c (Miguel Carvalhais & Pedro Tudela)
Project History & Provenance
Original Software System developed for: Lied Lab 2011: Gustav Mahler Festival
Venue: ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (2011)
Screenings & Exhibitions
Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey (‘Yokyerler / Nonspaces’, Dec 16, 2016 – Mar 14, 2017)
