Dialectics of Outside and Inside - A Sonic Study of Being through Illness and Isolation
(2021)
author(s): Mariske Broeckmeyer
published in: Journal of Sonic Studies
This essay and audio piece explore how the related experiences of illness and isolation problematize the clear spatial opposition of “outside” and “inside.” Adopting the dialectical models, proposed by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard in his phenomenological study of outside and inside, I aspire to take aural notice on how the migraine sufferer’s sense of space shifts in sync with her sense of self throughout a migraine attack. Composed out of vocal sounds and domestic noises, recorded in and around the house, this piece merges the materiality of the room and voice in a conversation that balances on the edges of meaning. Juxtaposing one unto the other, both self and space get lost in displacement, matter melts and disappears into one roaring drone.
A Community Attuned to the Outside. Reverberations of the Montreal Balcony Drone
(2021)
author(s): Hubert Gendron-Blais
published in: Journal of Sonic Studies
The recent pandemic has put back to light the position of the home as the privileged site of security and belonging, which explains its establishment as one of the main ontopological enunciations of the nation-state. In such reign of the homely, how can we produce sounds at home without perpetuating a valorization of the appropriation, the establishment, and the safety that excludes the otherness from our lives? This article starts from the hypothesis that in these times of confinement, the singularity of music creation resides more in its capacity to connect with the Outside, understood broadly, following Blanchot, as an experience of strange otherness that escapes representation. The connection of music creation with the Outside will be approached through one inspiring initiative that emerged during these difficult times: the Montreal Balcony Drone. The analysis of this collective practice leads to a whole reflection on homelessness, whiteness and the political and existential closures that characterize this epoch.
FinalFinal.Ino A lasershow with frequencies
(2021)
author(s): George Georgiou
Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : Department of Multimedia & Graphic Arts - Cyprus University of Technology - [Internal]
We tried to create a project that works with laser and frequencies. Through the vibration that is created with frequencies by a bluetooth speaker, with combining a laser and a mirror on a balloon we get intresting and abstract shapes.
Μove to the rhythm
(2021)
author(s): Ioannis Christoforou, Nicolas Delphinis, XF Fotiou, andreas Patsalidis, Loizos Georgiou
Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : Department of Multimedia & Graphic Arts - Cyprus University of Technology - [Internal]
In this project we tried to combine image and sound of our own construction, to create a dance composition with audiovisual effects.
My nature
(2021)
author(s): Kate-Elin Madsen
published in: Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen
Presentation of drawings and artistic research from 2018/19. Modules of drawings that are put together into large formats and recomposed.Experiments with photographic images, risograph printing and pencil drawing.
Engaging with site-specific design through experiential learning and case-based learning
(2021)
author(s): Andrea Moneta
published in: Research Catalogue
The exposition presents findings and outputs from a trans-disciplinary research project involving students and tutors of level 5 BA Architecture and Theatre design courses of NTU.
The process of reading, understanding and interpreting the inner character and performative attributes of architecture, and in-depth exploration and expression of spatial practice, are essential aspects for any design intervention on existing buildings for site-specific performance, but they are not enough used for architectural design. The originality of the action research lies in its trans-disciplinary approach and methodology derived from theatre and performance design, aimed at helping Architecture students to engage with the character of architectural spaces as a propaedeutic step of their design. The final goal was not just the resolution of a specific didactic need, but also the realisation of a resource for educators and practitioners, so to fill a gap in the literature of site-specific design methodology. The academic literature regarding site-specific performance, in fact, is more oriented in depicting its historical background, describing past and current practice, than summoning up its methodologies and applications.
For this research Moneta designed and planned a series of multidisciplinary learning activities (perception lab, mapping, dramaturgy of the place) using a constructivist approach, within a collaborative design project with level 5 BA Architecture and Theatre design students, involving the exploration of an historical building in Worksop (UK). The research utilised a combination of Active Learning approach, based on Kolb's Experiential Learning and Case-based learning (CBL); a final questionnaire measured the impact of the research: 87.4% of students agreed that this new methodology helped them to design for site-specific places. Moneta summoned the research in a resource for colleagues in the form of a Poster that explained its methodology, identifying nodal points and learning activities to improve design for site-specific in BA level design courses. The research was peer-reviewed as part of PGCAP final assessment, and the Poster was exhibited at TILT showcase 2019.
