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It’s not very usual to see sound pieces in galleries. At least not in my experience. https://www.tobiasbradford.com/the-beauty

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Extending Musical Form Outwards in Space and Time: Compositional strategies in sound art and audiovisual installations

there are at least as many forms as there are visitors experiencing the work. ‘space [becomes] a pulsating encounter, created through movement of sounds,modified by movement of the person experiencing the space – movement … as space-shaping temporal process; space as time-space’ (Kern 1984). as noted by Gaston Bachelard, specific architectural features such as corners,… Continue reading Extending Musical Form Outwards in Space and Time: Compositional strategies in sound art and audiovisual installations

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More Errors

To be able to use and adjust the plug ins while listening in multichannel (as well as using Ableton with Envelop) I tried connecting the octophonic ring speakers to my own laptop through a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20. Mistake. The interface comes with a driver and its’ own mixer with output routing. Besides the fact that… Continue reading More Errors

WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR

Design Museum exhibition dedicated to the phenomena of ASMR. The middle of the room is a carpeted (shoes off) area with half-walls built out of skin colour pillows. This area contained a lot of what they call ‘unintentional ASMR’, which is something I was unaware of before this exhibition. Videos of people performing laborious tasks… Continue reading WEIRD SENSATION FEELS GOOD: The World of ASMR

Body Politics

‘I am not interested in fetishizing myself’ -artist rather than muse War Mop – kinetic installation – TV playing war footage – women expected to fix damage -heavily influenced by Antonin Artaud -being the artist and the artistic object at the same time? -searched for music in her early paintings, creating kinetic paintings (influenced by… Continue reading Body Politics

Trials – Errors

In this post I will talk a bit of what I have tried so far. I have been gathering sounds that could pass as ASMR-ish/pleasurable. DPA microphones: stroking hair with microphone taped to neck; nails on carpet; tape on microphone foam; ink pen scratches on paper. Mubu for Max – Concatenative Synthesis – similar to… Continue reading Trials – Errors