Echoes of the Matrix

Synopsis:

Echoes of the Matrix is an interactive audiovisual installation that explores the hidden architectures of existence—the imperceptible energies, frequencies, and systems that shape our daily reality. Drawing on the principle that energy moves with the wave, not the mass, the work engages real-time computer vision to generate a dynamic field of abstract visuals, activated by the viewer’s presence and gesture.

A responsive soundscape—composed of ultrasonic field recordings typically inaudible to the human ear—unfolds in tandem with the visual layer, sonifying the latent sonic landscape of the surrounding environment. Through this interplay, Echoes of the Matrix stages a feedback loop between human movement and machinic perception, reflecting on the entangled agencies of body, code, and the technological infrastructures that mediate our sensory world.

The installation invites viewers into a contemplative encounter with the invisible matrix we inhabit—systems that operate beyond the threshold of awareness, yet continuously shape perception, interaction, and experience.

Year: 2025

Medium: Interactive audiovisual installation; real-time computer vision, generative visuals, ultrasonic audio

Duration: Continuous / real-time

Dimensions: Variable

This prototype was developed during a Mars Berlin artist residency at the School of Machines in Berlin.

Status: Echoes of the Matrix is currently under development. The installation is in its prototyping phase, with ongoing refinement of its audiovisual systems, interaction design, and spatial configuration. The work continues to evolve through iterative testing and experimentation, with a focus on deepening its sensory responsiveness and conceptual resonance.