Mercurius expands algorithmic animation techniques developed by the author himself; both the audio and visual components have no cuts or edits. What we hear is a continual transformation of one synthesis process, just as what we see is the continuous animation of nearly 12000 individual points. Traditionally the spiral or mandala form has been used to evoke the unity of a meditative state, but the spiral has symbolic associations not only with unity or creative energy but also with destructive forces. Mercurius ambiguously combines multiple sensibilities of the spiral. If there is a unity here, it expresses itself only over time as a single process exhibits rapid changes between a multitude of seemingly-conflicting states.

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Bret Battey [Seattle·USA 1967]

Bret Battey creates electronic, acoustic and multimedia concert works and installations, synthesizing a diverse professional and educational background in music composition, computer science, graphic and web design and electronics. He completed his Bachelors of Music in Electronic and Computer Music at Oberlin Conservatory and his masters and doctoral studies in Music Composition at University of Washington, where he also served as a Research Associate for the pioneering Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media. He is a Senior Lecturer with the Music, Technology, and Innovation Research Group at De Montfort University; Leicester, UK.
http://www.bathatmedia.com

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