We met Mark and did the usal discussion about who we are and what we are interested in. Mark talked about his enjoyment for this work and the type of studies we will be doing. “Its very driven creativley through an audio paper, it has a lot of critical thinking.” Im looking forward to trying to use critical thinking more in these classes. Ive realised that I can often take things at a very base level when it comes to information, and have notyiced that other seem to be able to break things down more. This is definitley soemthing I would like to work on.
What we are working towards
The assignment breif talks about an audio paper and a compressed concept plan and finally some meaningful blog posts that show my research and work towards my final hand in.
Form of the lessons
The first half of thre lesson we will focus on themes and forms of art and theory. The second half will focus on our activities, ideas and planning.
What do sound studies and aural cultures mean?
- Exsploring through sound
- Theories and frameworks for patterns you recognise
- Ethnography (the study of people, cultures and their habits)
- Phylosophy of sound, how we think and listen to sound
- Identifing agreements via sounds
- Exsploring other cultures through sound
Talking about what sound culture is, some see it as a extreme reaction against the allaged domination of the Western eye. To fight back agaisnt the Western forces of culture.
Audio Papers
Audio papers are very indifferent to essays and written work, this is because they can add more depth into what we talk about. We looked a specific example of an audio paper on seismograph, which are carving a path into the audio paper universe. More Than A Back Ground by Francisco Mazza which an ex sound art student is about the sounds that where emitted in the high street of Peckham Rye. It’s good insight into the how the council tend to demolish cultural hotspots to make flats or new builds and how the noise that represents the community is being destroyed.
When listening we break it down into four questions
- What are the core ideas and questions?
- Whats the argument being developed?
- What are the sound selections and sources?
- Does it have meaningful editing and composition?
The ongoing battle of articulation with these audio papers
How do we get our point across that’s the main issue, the freedom of articulation is a useful tool to add depth. However, it can be the papers downfall because it can become misleading. It’s important not to get ahead of ourselves, to know what’s important with what you say and the editing. Audio papers integrate academic discourse with sonic elements like music, sound effects and media snippets.
My initial idea
In week ones session I had a look into my minds eye and the thought of tuning came to mind. The thought of having ti tune an instrument but also tune into your environment and the equipment we use to do this.
I think that tuning in for me is a personal discovery because of my own fondness of tuning into sonic sound. I always see people walking around London with headphones on and usually to block out the noise, it has accrued to me the importance of tuning in in my generation.
Heres an initial mind-map of random thoughts and questions that spring to mind when I was brainstorming