Audiovisual scenographies of transactions by Jānis Garančs

  • Published on 02/09/2026 by garancs

This presentation introduces an ongoing investigation into audiovisual XR architectures that translate the invisible and silent dynamics of narrative‑economic signals and contemporary algorithmic systems into tangible perceptual, spatial, and affective experiences.

➡️ This presentation is part of IRCAM Forum Workshops Paris / Enghien-les-Bains March 2026



Building on scenographic strategies developed in earlier audiovisual works—such as Ephemeral Value Sensoriums and Rhapsodic Statistics (which employ live market data), as well as the more abstract confluxus [+][×] corner portals (which transform a gallery’s 90‑degree corner into a simulated zone of transition and confluence)—the research continues to explore how financial transactions, market microstructures, and AI‑driven processes can be staged as living, rhapsodic structures.

The modular system architecture used in these projects processes real-time multivariate time‑series data from cryptocurrency exchanges, mapping market depth, liquidity imbalances, and volatility signatures into both visual and sonic forms. These include dynamic graphs, crowd simulations, and high‑fidelity natural‑element simulations—fire, smoke, clouds, and terrain—alongside spatial soundscapes in which data modulates harmony, timbre, and texture. AI‑generated voices occasionally vocalise number sequences, while AI‑derived samples and instrument‑separated stems convey broader shifts in market “mood". 

Sonically, the installation treats audio not as accompaniment but as a structural force. In both installation and performance formats the setup creates conditions  where sound and image continuously negotiate their roles: mimicking, contradicting, replacing, or translating one another. This interplay produces a perceptual field in which statistical fluctuations become audible forces, algorithmic mutations acquire timbral identities, and transactional flows manifest as shifting sonic topologies.

References:
Jānis Garančs. 2025. Bridging Immersive Analytics and Affect: Audiovisual XR Sceneries of Financial Transactions.
In Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI '25).
Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 54, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3769534.3769599

Confluxus [+][×] corner portals by Jānis Garančs at the RIXC Gallery