Silent Inhabitants is an audiovisual exploration focused on classified trees specimens from the city of Porto.
These trees, silent inhabitants , who have been living in our cities for dozens of years (some for hundreds) have witnessed key historical events and transformations in the city’s urban fabric.
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The trees were digitally captured by photogrammetry techniques, then transformed in point clouds and used as catalyst for audiovisual exploration.
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By order of appearance:
Metrosideros excelsa #1 (Av Montevideu, Porto)
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Magnolia (Trindade, Porto);
Quercus Suber (Museu Romântico da Quinta da Macieirinha, Porto)
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Metrosideros excelsa #2 (Av Montevideu, Porto)
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Open fields by the Ovelhariver (Aboadela, Amarante).
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Photogrammetry made with Metashape (learned by following this really easy tutorial!);
Audio-reactive visuals generated in realtime with VUO.
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Concept, photogrammetry, visuals: Rodrigo Carvalho
Sound: Francisca Rocha Gonçalves
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Project Selected for ‘Sound, Image and Interaction Design Symposium 2020 Exhibition’
and Processing Community Day Porto 2021 Future Vision Exhibition
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