Kate Simko and photographer Bruno Levy have premiered Crystals, a new interactive audio-visual experience that seeks to combine electronic music with visuals rooted in science. The video sets Bruno Levy’s stop-motion photography of crystals growing under a microscope to classical music infused with electronic elements. The music was composed by Kate Simko, a Chicago born London dwelling classically trained pianist who has impressive put together the orchestral arrangement.
As Levy’s video progresses, we see crystals growing and become more complex, which are intended to symbolize the evolution of nature and matter. An indication of the subtle beauty of our own world, we see something start off as very simple and eventually create awe-inspiring complex geometric shapes.
The rhythm of the evolving crystals is perfectly set to the score, which was recorded live by an orchestral ensemble of 20 musicians while Kate Simko performed live usiang an array of electronic instruments. The corresponding visual effects were also performed live using MIDI and audio analysis of the sound. Crystals premiered at the Britten Theatre of the Royal College of Music in London in April of 2013.
