Movement Alphabet

Immersive one-to-one performance creating algorithmic portraits of movement

Movement Alphabet combines interactive technology with immersive performance to visualise the physical personality embodied in how we move in daily life.

Each visitor of the interactive artwork is led by a guide on a journey through their own memories and stories. During this, their movements are analysed and rendered into a Movement Portrait through a process akin to a digital calligraphy of the whole body.

The project is a collaboration with dance artist Jan Lee. More information and a full gallery of the portraits may be seen at movementalphabet.com.

Movement Alphabet Movement Portrait of Zoe Radford by Jan Lee and Tim Murray Browne at Tate Modern

Movement Alphabet by Jan Lee and Tim Murray Browne Guiding participant into the interaction pod to create her movement portrait

Exhibitions

28 Oct 2016 Tate Modern, London
4-5 Nov 2016, G.A.S. Station, London
12-13 Nov 2016, Watermans Arts Centre, London
8 Mar 2017, Bucks New University, Buckinghamshire
20-21 May 2017, Old Truman Brewery, London

Work-in-progress sharings

7 Mar 2016, Rose Lipman Building, London
16 Jul 2016, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Team

Movement Alphabet was created and directed by Jan Lee & Tim Murray-Browne.

Live Experience Design and Direction – Jan Lee
Code, Visuals, Website design – Tim Murray-Browne
Performers – Jan Lee, Fabiola Santana
Producer – Tadeo Sendon
Dramaturg – Neus Gil Cortés
Screen Design – Ciarán Grogan
Mentor, Creative Consultant – ZU-UK
Studio Assistant – Megan Sands
Website code – Daniel Lopez

Documentation film created by Mind The Film.

Acknowledgements

See above for the full team.

Movement Alphabet was created using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and with support from G.A.S. Station and Queen Mary University of London. Social media support provided by Rebelle Social. Documentation filmed by Mind the Film. Flashbulb audio sample courtesy of Cheeseheadburger on Freesound. Many thanks for additional support from Susanna Eastburn, Nadine Rothschild, Becky Stewart, Kok Ho Huen, Tom Sloan, Music Hackspace, and to those who helped us prototype and test the work:

Yacine, Rosie, Shannon, John, Lavinia, Carlo, Greg, Hanzo, Camila, Petra, Jorge, Jade, Kayja, Tadeo, Sara, Sara, Esther, Danai, Chiara, Thelma, Monika, Neus, Trisha, Yong, Esther, Ciarán, Kieran, Nadine, Catherine, Kay, Mayan, Mischa, Tom, Daniel, HyeJeong, Chloë, Carrie and Mai.