Gesture Lesson (2003)

the Regis Ferguson Collective

The Regis Ferguson Collective is:
     Gregory Scranton: video.
     Michael Berkowski: audio.

Gesture Lesson is a single channel video work that explores the nature of our contemporary disembodied gestures through physical performance, digitally synthesized sound, and algorithmic imaging. The work investigates the advancement, hybridization, and disappearance of the human gesture, as it relates directly to our implementation and use of affordable emergent technologies.

The sound components of Gesture Lesson rely heavily on the use of Berkowski's custom computer algorithms to arrange aural events in time and to set up recurring correlations with Scranton's visual activity. As the figures on screen perform gestures of increasing complexity, the viewer becomes aware of how their interactions with one another relate to and influence the work’s synthetic musical score.

Gesture Lesson has enjoyed sucessful exhibition in numerous venues throughout the United States and Europe, and has been included on the International Computer Music Association's 2004 conference DVD. Furthermore, it has been included on the "Short List" and DVD as part of the Machinista 2004 festival and online gallery in Glasgow, Scotland.

**June 2005 Update** Look for Gesture Lesson in the upcoming Winter 2005 issue (Vol 29 No.4) of Computer Music Journal. It will be included on the accompanying DVD.

Gesture Lesson (2003)

the Regis Ferguson Collective

The Regis Ferguson Collective is:
     Gregory Scranton: video.
     Michael Berkowski: audio.

Gesture Lesson is a single channel video work that explores the nature of our contemporary disembodied gestures through physical performance, digitally synthesized sound, and algorithmic imaging. The work investigates the advancement, hybridization, and disappearance of the human gesture, as it relates directly to our implementation and use of affordable emergent technologies.

The sound components of Gesture Lesson rely heavily on the use of Berkowski's custom computer algorithms to arrange aural events in time and to set up recurring correlations with Scranton's visual activity. As the figures on screen perform gestures of increasing complexity, the viewer becomes aware of how their interactions with one another relate to and influence the work’s synthetic musical score.

Gesture Lesson has enjoyed sucessful exhibition in numerous venues throughout the United States and Europe, and has been included on the International Computer Music Association's 2004 conference DVD. Furthermore, it has been included on the "Short List" and DVD as part of the Machinista 2004 festival and online gallery in Glasgow, Scotland.

**June 2005 Update** Look for Gesture Lesson in the Winter 2005 issue (Vol 29 No.4) of Computer Music Journal. It will be included on the accompanying DVD.

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