Diplomausstellung
Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

2025

context:

The aim of this thesis was to develop a stage space not, as is often the case,

based on the content of a text, but purely on its structural composition. This approach began

with the analysis and identification of formal textual structures, which were first

translated into graphic systems and later into spatial ones. Different structural elements were

assigned to specific symbols, the frequency and weighting of which in the text determined, via the

proportion and position of the symbols, the composition of the three-dimensional

sculpture. The process of assigning structures to symbols was, in a

further step, partially automated through the use of coding, so that three-dimensional

designs could be systematically generated and transformed. In addition, the

sculptural visualisations were translated into the auditory realm. The visual designs were

expanded into a participatory sound installation.

As part of the diploma project, experiments were conducted with fellow students

who, based on a text example, examined the difference between content-based and

structure-based design approaches, and reflected on the reasoning behind the respective

designs. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, design concepts

from scenography, computer science and composition were combined, generating new formats of design.

team:

concept: Sophie Thammer

software developement: Jason Koutsoulis

musical extension: Fu Tian

photos: Lucia Flaig, Clara Schwering, Lucia Szabó, Sophie Thammer