Abstract:
This paper discusses art systems that employ image and sound as
equal elements. This can be called the evolution of the "audiovisual
discourse" in art and technology. Recent software for manipulation of
audio and visual material is briefly described, and audio/visual digital
artworks, developed during an artist-in-residence-based project, are
illustrated as examples of contemporary artistic projects concerned
with this theme. Different artistic approaches in the use of audiovisual
systems are identified on the basis of the historical research and
the second author's work, as a technologist, in collaboration with the
artists participating in the project. Finally, the role of the computer as
audio/visual instrument is discussed.
