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CATEGORIES:Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series
SUMMARY:Music of falling paper - Jane Wang (Cornell Univer
sity)
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20171128T145000
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DESCRIPTION:A piece of paper falls in a seemingly erratic mann
er. Each fall is a solution to the Navier-Stokes
equations\, but why does it evoke such a poetic f
eelings in us? When our eyes trace the paper as i
t falls\, following its flutter and tumble\, punct
uated by a sudden lift and turn\, we can feel line
s of musical phrases in air. Some motions have th
e sound of percussion\, others of a flute\, a stri
ng\, or even a cry or laugh. Drop small ones en
mass\, and they become fireworks.
I start
ed making &lsquo\;Music of Falling Paper&rsquo\; a
few years ago. It is an attempt to use falling p
aper both as a &lsquo\;music instrument&rsquo\; an
d a visual means to convey the connection between
the movement of simple objects and the movement of
living organisms. They are improvisational pieces
\, often in collaboration with musicians\, in pu
blic space and in response to the theme of the eve
nt. I drop pieces of paper from a height\, the mus
icians improvise\, and I in turn respond to their
play when choosing the next sequence to drop. When
constructing the sequences\, I think about many t
hings. I shall share some of these thoughts and cl
ips at the talk.
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