metaWebern no. 2, Nolan Lem

Exhibition Label: "Cryptograph: An Exhibition for Alan Turing," Mar-2012, Stephen Goddard The artist explains: metaWebern is a series of audio-visual compositions that utilize a computer program that performs different processed based operations onto written scores and their complementary sound recordings. This selection uses the music and scores of the Viennese composer, Anton Webern (1883-1945) These graphic renderings depict a nonlinear process whereby the pixel width of each page in the score is arranged side-by-side along with the other pages in the score. Upon each iteration, the width of each score “snippet” is widened at a rate that doubles each time (2n). The subtle variations of the individual scores’ parameters - alignment, margins, notehead, articulation markings, fonts - unwind to reveal iterative textures. Ultimately these renderings depict the repetitive deconstructions of the scores’ notational elements, forming a visual representation of the notations as they emerge from the score.