Παλμός

Meaning 'pulse', 'heartbeat' in Greek, Παλμός (palmós) is a collection of three generative audiovisual artworks by Pandelis Diamantides. The artworks contextualise the heart as a metaphor for emotion, and the notion of vibration as a connecting element between physical, biological, and social activity. Data collected from a single vibration, Παλμός α' / Vibration, a beating heart, Παλμός β' / A heartbeat, and the amount of movement of the crowd around a social point of interest, Παλμοί / Pulses, are used to navigate the parameters of bespoke software for artistic creation. The result is an audiovisual work that explores the universal experience of cardiac activity in response to thought, emotion, and movement.

Quickly Photographed and Released Unharmed

Quickly Photographed and Released Unharmed carefully deploys light as a medium; after-images from previous frames are superimposed over newer frames in the vision of the viewer. This optical layering means that light patterns perceived by the eye and brain complement to the visual material currently presented on screen. By exploiting the neural mechanisms underlying visual perception the viewer becomes an integral part of the artwork, simultaneously the observer and the creator.

Go Back to Hiding in the Shadows

Go Back to Hiding in the Shadows questions the relationship between the digital and the organic. During the creative process I have created custom software to process algorithmically the source material generatively creating configurations of visuals and sound. Read more about the process and inspiration behind Go Back to Hiding in the Shadows work - the balance of thought, intuition, and human-algorithm interaction.

False Awakenings

False Awakenings is a blend of abstract rhythmical patterns, evolving ambient landscapes and detailed sound design. Audible generative structures provide the canvas for a visual interpretation of time - motion and memory. As a measure of disorder an immersive audiovisual world is created, a temporal construct of bass, light and colour.