Type:        8 channel fixed media

Duration:  7’ 40”

Physical modeling has been around for quite some time, yet its elusive and untamed nature remains relatively unchallenged in the realm of computer music. What unique qualities can these techniques offer the creative process? How might we compose and shape sound-producing gestures that evolve in a dynamic, dialectical way? My main goal with this work was to explore abstract sound-producing mechanisms, reduced to basic physical interactions — such as collisions, scraping, and scratching — with a focus on the complex sounds that emerge from the underlying nonlinear models. The resulting textures fluctuate between percussive ensembles and organic, evolving sonorities. Composed using a set of specifically designed algorithms, the piece explores how physically-based synthesis can shape dynamic, dialectical musical structures — composing gestures rather than fixed sounds, and allowing them to unfold with a wide expressive range and a sense of organic movement.