Sage Jenson

Student

Oberlin College and Conservatory

Oberlin, OH, USA

I use technology to interpret real-world phenomena, from a simple particle system to the multi-dimensional movement of a dancer. The process is analogous to that of photography: capture and develop. My starting point is the the spatial and kinetic elements of these phenomena. I use sensors and physics models to represent this information in the computer, and then digitally transform the source material into a final product. This development, the translation from raw information to final product, reveals unique qualities of the composer, performer, instrument, or software executing the transformation while maintaining a core gesture or shape. In this way, a single source element can be realized in an infinite number of ways, where each interpretation describes a facet of the complex source material. I’ve worked with spatialized sound, projection mapping, live instrumental performance, dance, and video to create these alternate realities.

gestation (I and II)

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Sage Jenson

2016

https://vimeo.com/166308483

The shapes that comprise the subject matter are created using the techniques described in "Organic Mesh Creation through Particle-Based Simulation", included in the proceedings of Bridges '16. Additional motion design in the video was done using character rigging and other (simpler) manipulations of the meshes.