LURK

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LURK

• by JD PIRTLE

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CONCEPT

• LURK is an audio/visual experience that
  incorporates light, video and audio recorded
  using the Head-related transfer function and
  principles of binaural and quad recording. LURK
  is an installation style piece that can be
  experienced in any dark room using a DVD player,
  monitor and enclosed headphones.

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HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION (HRTF)
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BINAURAL RECORDING

• PROKOFIEV HARP
• MATCH SAMPLE
• BARRED OWL

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Sound source and head position
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METHOD

• COLLECT AND PROCESS SAMPLES
• CREATE AURAL ENVIROMENT
• CREATE COMPLIMENTARY VIDEO COMPONENT

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FEAR

• FEAR OF DARKNESS/PREDATORS SUPERSTITION
• JUNGIAN SHADOW
• FOREST CITY

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EYE ADJUSTMENT IN DARK/LIGHT

• The human eye was not designed to contend with
  artificial light at night. While the eye is a
  extremely complex organ, its ability to address
  different levels of visible light is fairly
  basic. Over millions of years, the eye's ability
  to adapt from the uniform light of day to the
  darkness of night has evolved.

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EYE ADJUSTMENT CONT.

• Because of this design, the eye can only adjust
  to one light level at a time - which is
  determined by the brightest level - so it cannot
  see in bright and dark areas concurrently. That
  is why we have difficulty seeing peripherally
  when we experience contrasting brightness against
  a nighttime scene. Our peripheral vision is
  critical for safe navigation, so to compromise
  peripheral vision is to compromise safety.

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VIDEO COMPONENT

• The video component for LURK will consist of
  shadows, light/dark and captured strobe
  lighting.
• No concrete/recognizable shapes will be present,
  only alluded to.