Experiments on the Notation of Shapes is a generative audio/video installation where several shots of Hong Kong cityscape are used as coordinates for sound synthesis. Through the creation of an algorithm, footage of urban planning and architectural elements are used as a musical score. The city space is presented as a sculptural playground. This translation intends to explore the visual structure of such places.

João Vasco Paiva is a Portuguese artist currently living in Hong Kong. His work is based on the exploration of sound and visuals produced through the isolation of physical patterns. He graduated from a Fine Arts Degree in Porto Art School. (E.S.A.P.) In 2006 he was awarded with a 2 years scholarship from Fundaçao Oriente, a Portuguese Foundation that supports young artists in Asia. He obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Media in the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, where he currently teaches. His work has been showed in festivals such as ‘FILE Hypersonica International Festival of Electronic Language’, ‘London Exploratory Music Festival’, ‘Athens Video Art Festival’, ‘CityTransit’, ‘2pi Festival’, ‘Hong Kong and Shenzen Architecture and Urbanism Biennial’ and other venues and locations in Beijing Hong Kong, London, Porto, Hangzhou, Sao Paulo and Vienna.