Improvisation
These improvisations associate images and colors with musical timbre and motifs, as visual scores meant to guide performers through improvisation, and as visual interpretations of live improvisations.
Rilke Sonnet XXIX. 2021. 16 millimeter film. 1:35s. Music recorded by Janis Stuurman and produced by Theodore Haber.
For Thomas. 2020. Watercolor, ink and pastel on paper. 40” x 30”.
For Thomas is a visual score written to be performed on Organ by Thomas Mellan.
Improvisation 3. 2019. Watercolor, ink, and pastel on paper. 30" x 40".
Improvisation 3 is a documentation of an improvisation painted during a group improvisation by Thomas Mellan, Espen Aas, Livia Schweizer, and Tristan Heinicke.