Oceanic Theremin: A Triptych

“Oceanic Theremin (a Triptych)” is a digital artwork consisting of a series of procedural musical performances. ‘Procedural’ here means that the musical performance is created through code and via the physical simulation of an impossible instrument, and performed without conscious intervention. “Oceanic Theremin” is not just a video: it is a 3D digital music box, one capable of generating infinite performances; it is a novel instrument played by an unconscious and partly hidden performer—a musical messenger grasping at us from the deep.

Steven Sych (CA)
Steven Sych is a digital artist and academic currently based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. He holds a B.A. (Honors) in Philosophy (University of Alberta 2009), a Master’s in Design from Concordia (2021) and a PhD. in Philosophy from McGill University (2016). His work places the techno-quotidian realities of 2021 into surprising contexts and configurations and aims to open up novel pathways for meaningfully re-approaching the role of the digital in our everyday lives. Currently, he is a faculty member at John Abbott college where he has taught everything from documentary film to science fiction to game design to sexual ethics.