Trinity·Sense
Multisensory Live Performance Integrating Scent
ImprovisationElectroacousticAmbient
Tian Li · Performance Planner, Stage Director, Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Stage Designer, Sound Designer, Scent Designer, Performer
Introduction
Trinity·Sense is a two-hour live performance bringing together improvised violin and piano, live electronics, lighting, and scent. It explores how smell can become a creative language alongside hearing and vision, with improvisation unfolding within a shared multisensory setting.
How can scent become a creative language alongside sound and light?
How might changes in sound and scent across chapters shape a live performance?
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Scent as a Creative Language
The starting point is the way familiar scents can evoke associations with places and experiences. Trinity·Sense approaches these associations as artistic material, exploring how scent can contribute to the experience of a performance alongside sound and light.
Sound and Chapter Structure
The performance is structured in chapters with different sonic emphases. Violin and piano improvisation are extended through live electronics, including granulation. TouchOSC provides an interface for controlling the electronic processing during performance.
Designing the Multisensory Setting
Sound, lighting, and olfactory design were developed as parts of the same performance. Scents were mixed for individual sections, and ventilation was arranged as part of the presentation.
