Sonic Placemaking: (Re)Creating Place as a Comprehensive Compositional Practice

Isaac Barzso

About this exposition

This paper is focused on the development of a large-scale personal compositional practice centered around the concept of placemaking. Its content is focused on the relationship between data analysis, data sonification, and musical structure in the development of art which engages in a practice which I refer to as ‘sonic placemaking.’ In the end, this research intends to put this artistic practice in a space to interrogate the relationship between art and social change, both on small and large scales. The different sections of the paper will provide context and support for my practice's conceptual and philosophical background, drawing on related theoretical writings in geography, sociology, fine art, and composition while guiding the reader through my process in executing these concepts through works of multimedia art and acoustic composition — and, at the same time, actively questioning the ability of this process to influence social change and worldmaking.

type	research exposition
keywords	placemaking, structure
date	31/03/2023
published	02/06/2023
last modified	02/06/2023
status	published
copyright	Isaac Barzso
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2059077/2060308
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/koncon.2059077
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	1. Master Research Projects

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