If landscapes were rendered as musical notes, what would they sound like? That, essentially, was the idea behind “Note Drawing,” Koshi Kawachi’s latest project. The Japanese artist, who is known previously for his snack food art, decided to trace the silhouettes of his environment. He started by tracing the ridge lines of mountains and cityscapes, taking each point and replacing it with an appropriate musical note.
the skyline of Sapporo, rendered as musical notes
For a recent exhibition at the 500m Museum in Sapporo (Hokkaido), Kawachi traced the skyline as seen from the Sapporo JR Tower. The ridge lines were replaced by notes and the resulting musical score was then played on a Tonkori, a plucked string instrument that was indigenous to the Ainu people of Hokkaido. Have a listen below. It makes you wonder what the skyline of other cities or regions might sound like.
Shinjuku, rendered in musical notes
The Bavarian Alps, rendered in musical notes
June 30, 2014 at 8:19 pm
Enjoy, fantastic notes, just sooth . thanks!
June 30, 2014 at 10:15 pm
Visual artists should really do their research before embarking on this sort of thing. Perhaps talk to a musician? Listen to the result? Consider what musical notation represents? They do none of this, obviously, and the result is embarrassing as a result.
July 13, 2014 at 9:26 pm
This would be good to put into Dream Sequencer- and as an arpeggiator