5 år etter- en musikksosiologisk undersøkelse av unge og nyetablerte musikeres levekår
(2025)
author(s): Marianne Baudouin Lie
published in: Research Catalogue
Som ferdigutdannede frilansere har profesjonelle musikkutøvere hverken fast ansettelse eller forutsigbare arbeidstider, så hverdagen for mange vil aldri bli helt forutsigbar uavhengig av hvor mange spillejobber man får eller hvor mye man underviser. Musikere er også en yrkesgruppe som kontinuerlig ser seg nødt til å kjempe for sin egen status i samfunnet, og i så måte «rettferdiggjøre» sin egen eksistens som profesjonell utøver. Dette kan gjelde ovenfor både «outsidere», som nedvurderer verdien av deres håndverk og kunnskap – i et tilfelle fikk en informant en kommentar fra egen svigermor om «å finne seg en ordentlig jobb» i tillegg til musikken – og andre «insidere», ved at man hele tiden vurderes på ens evne til å spille bra og prestere i møte med publikum – en informant kommenterte at «man er kun så god som den siste spillejobben man gjorde». Til tross for enkelte goder og oppsider med musikeryrket, er det mange utfordringer for de som dedikerer seg til musikken på fulltid.
The Solresol Birdsong Translator - Media for PhD submission
(2025)
author(s): Jim Lloyd
published in: Research Catalogue
Here are some examples of outputs of the Solresol Birsong Translator. This forms part of the work presented for a PhD at Newcastle University.
A device was built that ‘listens’ to birdsong and translates this into human speech utilising the obscure musical language Solresol (François Sudre, 1866). Birdsong is analysed and converted into musical notes (one octave in the scale of C Major: do-re-me-fa-sol-la-ti). These seven notes are grouped to form four-note ‘words’ that are looked-up in the Solresol-English dictionary. Each note also has a rainbow colour assigned to it. In a variety of configurations, the device can output the birdsong, notes, music, translated words, and colours. Text and MIDI (music) files can both be saved for further output or processing. The software can run in a variety of modes and on a variety of hardware, including PC and Raspberry Pi. It can make use of both live and recorded birdsong.
Crossovers between Jazz and Mainstream Media
(2025)
author(s): Dhruv Sharma
published in: Research Catalogue
The paper talks about Jazz drummers who were featured on albums and tracks that are far from what may be considered ‘Jazz’. It also talks about drummers who worked in the visual media industry by working on soundtracks and sometimes appearing on movies / TV themselves
Eden - a performance
(2025)
author(s): Nína Sigríður Hjálmarsdóttir
connected to: Iceland University of the Arts
published in: Research Catalogue
„Í okkar Eden er lykt af píku og nýslegnu grasi, og hrúga af hálfétnum eplum í horninu. Það er eitthvað skrítið við okkar Eden, eitthvað á ská, eitthvað óþægilegt. Adam & Eva eru ekki að leika hlutverkin sín eins og þau hafa alltaf gert.“
Embla Guðrúnar Ágústsdóttir og Nína Hjálmarsdóttir kafa ofan í sköpunarsöguna og taka sér pláss í sjálfum aldingarðinum upprunalega. Eden er hinsegin fötlunarparadís sem afmiðjar norm samfélagsins og leyfir áhorfendum að finna fyrir hinu erótíska innra með sér.
Artography exposition: A/r/tography and improvisation
(2025)
author(s): Stina O'Connell
published in: Research Catalogue
This exposition investigates the potential of a/r/tography as a methodological framework within an artistic context characterized by improvisation in movement, dance, and theatre. Through a small-scale exploratory study, theory, practice, and reflection are integrated to examine how knowledge and understanding are generated within and through improvised artistic processes. The exposition includes documentation of practical components, reflective writings, and theoretical perspectives, and illustrates how a/r/tography can operate as a dynamic and responsive research methodology within the field of performative arts.
This exposition is part of the peer-reviewed article:
Østern, T. P., Reppen, C., O’Connell, S., & Daneberg, M. (2025). Choreographer/researcher/teacher - developing a/r/tography as an approach to dance pedagogy at Stockholm University of the Arts in a professional learning community of teachers. Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 14(2).
What Is This Image Doing Here?
(2025)
author(s): Giselle Hinterholz
published in: Research Catalogue
This visual essay explores images generated through AI-based expansion of a simple photographic composition.
Without commands or prompts, the system infers human gestures, shadows, and presences — inventing what was never there.
The project questions authorship, visibility, and the power of symbolic residue when language no longer mediates creation.
It is not about representation — it is about refusal, inference, and the unsettling persistence of images beyond intention.
