Two
separate computer programs make decisions to determine a sequence of images
and sounds. One deals specifically with a text taken from Albert Hoffman's
recollections of early experiments with LSD, as he was first working to
synthesize the drug. The program may choose any one sentence from the
text and display it for a randomly chosen duration. After every sentence
from the text has been displayed, the program may start displaying the
text in a new, randomly chosen sequence.
The other program selects from a database of images and sounds. These
are acquired by doing an internet-based image search for key terms from
the Albert Hoffman text. Again, the program may choose any image from
the database so long as it does not repeat until all images have been
displayed. The audio database works similarly.
The result is a dual-channel projection of the software's output - the
text on one screen and the image on the other. Sound is projected into
the room. Because of the random elements in the software, the perception
of the images are always changing. Each image seems to take on a new meaning
depending on which text is next to it and which sound accompanies it. |