Noise-Fall

A live projection mapping performance as part of Absolute Unit, an 18-piece orchestra ensemble led by JUNO-nominated composer John Korsrud. Real-time generative art mapped onto a concrete staircase in Gastown, in direct dialogue with Stan Douglas's permanent photo-installation of the Gastown Riot. The piece reflects on noise and order.

The public audience could walk directly into the immersive visuals and climb the stairs, becoming part of the performance itself.

The visuals were built in TouchDesigner using custom GLSL shaders, generating multiple variations of FBM (Fractional Brownian Motion) noise, layered at different frequencies and amplitudes to produce a turbulent, organic texture that shifts with the live performance. MadMapper handled the projection mapping onto the uneven geometry of the staircase.