Motion structures: aesthetics of spatial and temporal transformations

Overview & Synopsis

Time-based media such as video and film often depict visual images one after another: the same visual space is erased continuously. Alternative ways of interacting with the same sequence of frames have already been explored: as a grid of frames; as a flattened image averaging a set of frames based on a particular visual feature (e.g., maximum or minimum brightness); and more recently 3D explorations. In this contribution, we introduce an experimental approach to explore and interact with time-based media. We aim at studying spatial-temporal transformations represented as a 3D object and at contributing to the ongoing research on 3D forms and shapes. We present three recent productions created from video artworks. In the end, we reflect on potential uses of our productions.