The Will to Shake Things Up a Bit
Video, 2023
About the artwork
"The Will to Shake Things Up a Bit" is an extended version created exclusively for The Daily and not posted anywhere else. This artwork features a long, continuous camera movement pulling back, accompanied by a mysterious monologue from a female character set against the backdrop of an explosion. Most of the assets were created using AI and then assembled in Blender, showcasing the fusion of 3D and AI techniques. The accompanying music enhances the atmosphere of "peaceful mystery," inviting viewers to immerse themselves in a world at its ultimate climax, while leaving room for personal interpretation.
Music by Panaviscope
Audio explanation
Listen to Panaviscope discuss this work.
Panaviscope (a.k.a Alex Duloz) is a visual artist and multi-instrumentalist from Geneva, Switzerland, who composes, sings, and plays all the instruments you can hear on his tracks. Panaviscope is as much a visual project as it is a musical one, with a focus on evoking nostalgia for a fantasized era.
Alex studied arts in Los Angeles, where he trained in 3D, classical animation, and drawing. It was there that he learned coding, with a strong focus on generative code using JavaScript. His tracks have been played on national indie radios in France and Switzerland, among other countries.
Alex employs various cutting-edge techniques with the intention of creating timeless pieces, ranging from depth maps to granular synthesis.