TEDx Brooklyn - Singular Symmetry

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  • Creative Direction

  • Video Direction

  • Music Composition

  • Live Musical Performance

  • Post Video Editing

Singular Symmetry is a performance created by Philip Joseph Restine III. The show features three parts: Genesis Duality, Polar Flows, Harmony Balance. Each part moves to explore the tension and creation of polarity.

 

Original poem that was used in the direction of the performance and musical score.

To and fro watch the eb and flow

polarities reveal what the illusion conceals

did you know that right is wrong and the wrong is so right?

balance in the middle and gain conscious sight

 
 

The Work

Full length video featuring the projection art for the performance, locked to the live recorded audio.

The visual art in this video was directed by Philip Joseph and generated by Kamil Nawratil.

 
 

Excerpt from the third movement of the performance.

Featuring live original musical performance and post video editing, mixing the original video projections. Live violin by Hannah Thiem.

 

Creative Direction & Mood Boards

1st Movement - Genesis Duality
Balance vs. Imbalance
Curved vs. Angular 
Circle vs. Triangle
Light vs. Dark
Good vs. Evil

2nd Movement - Polar Flows
Balance
Curved Circle
Light Good
VS.
Imbalance Angular Triangle
Dark Evil

3rd Movement - Harmony Balance
Yin Yang
Mandorla
Harmony
Golden Ratio
Emotional Frequency
DNA Activation