Liquid Mirrors: patterns of life

Liquid Mirrors: Patterns of life is an immersive audio-visual experience by Andrea Bareggi, that explores the mesmerising beauty and complexity of natural processes through the lens of the reactiondiffusion model, reproduced in the algorithm by Zaron Chen. The visual content of the artwork draws inspiration from the interplay of chemical reactions and diffusion processes to create dynamic visual patterns reminiscent of light reflections on a black pool of bubbles nucleating,
coalescing and mysteriously disappearing like the pool itself is a living organism. In Liquid Mirrors, we translate these principles into a digital canvas, where mathematics and art converge to create a fluid, everchanging visual narrative. The original soundtrack of Liquid Mirrors: Patterns of life is a
meticulously crafted auditory experience that blends traditional and electronic elements to complement the visual spectacle of the reaction-diffusion model. The soundtrack for piano and electronic music serves to enhance the immersive quality of the artwork, drawing the viewer deeper into the dynamic, evolving patterns on screen.
Andrea Bareggi, Ph.D., is an Italian musician and researcher in music technology and complex system dynamics. Now he teaches system dynamics at ESME, school of engineering and
musical acoustics at Conservatory C. Monteverdi of Cremona. He teaches piano and chamber music at pre-academic level and works as piano accompanist and maestro al cembalo. Leader of the French association Lira Transalpina, he participates since several years to the projects carried out by Opera Network. His research includes digital transition in music teaching, live performance, and artistic research. In his approach, Andrea merges mathematical, physical, and
technological tools to the audio-visual artwork, seeking for an immersive and mesmerising art experience, extending the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk to digital technologies. His academic research also includes XVI century harpsichord music in southern Italy, the relationship between minimal music and other forms of art, cinema in particular.