Introduction
This week, we take a look at Environmental sounds, an art form that combines sound and scene. Bring visitors to the source, not the other way around (Holmes, 2021). This week's assignment is a group project. We need to connect the specific space with the collected sounds to create immersive Sound Art.
Two categories of Environmental sounds
Site-specific sound art was designed for specific spaces that were known beforehand.
Immersive sound art requires a great deal of time and effort to design and produce, both in terms of the collection of sound materials and the layout of the environment.
Environmental sounds generally fall into two categories: Soundwalks and Works incorporating natural sounds.
Soundwalks
Soundwalks: Consists of audio tracks accompanied by a guide. Played by each visitor on a portable device.
The Listening Museum by Leah Barclay 2019:
https://youtu.be/c85EemuDu50
Soundwalks
Works incorporating natural sounds:
It is usually based on an interest in the ecology and human impact of a particular location.
Wild Energy by Annea Lockwood and Bob Bielecki, 2014:
https://youtu.be/RUEauXC3-HY
Works incorporating natural sounds:
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Sound acquisition
Collect the voices from campus or life to construct a world independent of reality. The location is the skateboard park near the water in front of the basketball court.
Such as: piano sound, wind sound and supermarket doorbells.
TextSounds and Nature project: The Other
Humans cannot exist without emotion.
A human sees and perceives the world from a highly objective point of view, only to end up immersed in a daily cycle of apathy and gloom.
We turn some familiar sounds into unfamiliar sensations. Emphasize the concept of "the other".
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Feeling
The sound is melancholy and disturbing. At the same time, people feel affectionate and nostalgic. During the experience, the audience will be touched by a strong sense of unease and will stop to appreciate the confusion caused by these familiar sounds.
File(s) to download: The Other
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Download CAT208_Soundwalk_mixdownEX.mp3
CAT208_Soundwalk_mixdownEX.mp3 Details
- Sunday, 26 March 2023 [3.3MB]