In September 2022 I released an album called War Footing. I subsequently built an installation around it, linking sound to the transformation of video in a dedicated listening room. As music overheard, as image made light carries that idea forward. Vocal and keyboard improvisations drive software designed to analyze, filter, sample, and re-articulate them, then recombine and manipulate simple short videos of acrylic-painted color blocks. I wanted to create a sympathetic ear in the software instrument, a system that would encourage me to play and sing intentionally and with care. I also hoped it would support and reward that effort, in both sound and vision, as well as the efforts of listeners more generally.