Five Ways Through · Credits
Made by Xyh Tamura: concept, code, sound design, and the photographs of the hand.
Plants
21 herbarium specimen scans. Each was cut out from its sheet, its edge colours were extended, and it was rigged as a jointed mesh that moves in the wind.
- Adiantum capillus-veneris L. (Southern Maidenhair Fern). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02529094. CC BY 4.0.
- Adiantum pedatum L. (Northern Maidenhair Fern). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02758123. CC BY 4.0.
- Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. (Cow Parsley). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 01110883. CC BY 4.0.
- Avena barbata Pott ex Link (Slender Wild Oat). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02433342. CC BY 4.0.
- Avena sativa L. (Common Oat). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02464106 (GBIF record). CC BY 4.0.
- Briza maxima L. (Greater Quaking Grass / Blowfly Grass). University of Vienna Herbarium (WU), barcode 0172352. CC BY 4.0.
- Briza media L. (Common Quaking Grass / Cow-quakes). Harvard University Herbaria (HUH / NEBC), barcode 02266367 (GBIF record). CC BY 4.0.
- Bromus tectorum L. (Drooping Brome / Cheatgrass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00579952. CC BY 4.0.
- Carex pendula Huds. (Pendulous Sedge). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02599206. CC BY 4.0.
- Daucus carota L. (Wild Carrot / Queen Anne's Lace). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00973324. CC BY 4.0.
- Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P.Beauv. (Tufted Hairgrass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00595041. CC BY 4.0.
- Equisetum arvense L. (Field Horsetail). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02291188. CC BY 4.0.
- Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud. (Purple Lovegrass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00853807. CC BY 4.0.
- Gypsophila paniculata L. (Baby's Breath). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 01744502. CC BY 4.0.
- Hordeum jubatum L. (Foxtail Barley / Squirrel-tail Grass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00613266. CC BY 4.0.
- Lagurus ovatus L. (Hare's-Tail Grass). Universalmuseum Joanneum (GJO), barcode 0153542. CC BY 4.0.
- Lunaria annua L. (Honesty / Silver Dollar). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00612043. CC BY 4.0.
- Paspalum dilatatum Poir. (Dallisgrass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 02444234. CC BY 4.0.
- Phleum pratense L. (Timothy Grass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00583469. CC BY 4.0.
- Setaria viridis (L.) P.Beauv. (Green Foxtail). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00672479. CC BY 4.0.
- Stipa pennata L. (European Feather Grass). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (GH), barcode 00017771. CC BY 4.0.
Hydrangeas, malunggay, and sunflowers, and the things lying in the grass in Forgetting, are cutouts from Xyh Tamura's photographs for Foam Green City, licensed CC BY 4.0.
Payphone
Payphone model by mechano-file on CGTrader, offered free. Its texture was multiplied by its ambient occlusion map and reduced to 1,024 pixels.
Sound
The synth voices, chords, and tunings are written in Web Audio for these pieces. The tunings are equal temperament, just minor, septimal (7/6, 3/2, 7/4), and Whitewood35.
The opening page loops Xyh Tamura's theme, made with Kontakt factory library strings and two wind recordings, its ending crossfaded over its start.
Wind recordings from Winds of Nature, a royalty-free sound library by BOOM Library, cut into loops with the high frequencies lifted.
Type
Averia Sans Libre by Dan Sayers, made by averaging the fonts on its designer's computer, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Code
WebGL 2 and Web Audio, written for these pieces, with no libraries.