The process of compression is both subtractive and transformative: information about the real-world phenomenon being represented is subtracted and a new layer of pure digital information is, in a sense, added. i feel for you is a direct mapping of the binary data from an mp3 file of the 1984 Chaka Khan hit from audio to three dimensional geometrical forms, seeking to discover the extent to which the resulting visual material might evoke a new musical accompaniment depending on the viewer. The lack of soundtrack emphasizes the transformation.
Materials:
computer running Pure Data
video projector
