Month: March 2023

further investigation

Electric Indigo’s nomadic style of existence and creativity speaks to me for some reason.

As an individual I thoroughly crave stability, but I have quickly come to learn that as a self proclaimed ‘sonic and visual artist’, such needs are extremely unrealistic. The idea of moving to and from country with equipment and tight budgets/grants (whilst probably a little more strategically difficult due to Brexit) seems to evoke a different kind of nervousness within me, it is perhaps tinged with curiousness and a little bit of desire, but until I am placed in such a situation it will be hard to know.

There seems to be quite a lot of depth and artistic agency within a practice such as Dj’ing, but with their sonic techniques, each set is interesting and unique in its own way. Their founding of ‘female:pressure’ is really inspiring too, as I have recently taken on ‘eyesinmyart’, a less certified, sonic version of a production company. I one day hope for it to be as special as Indigo’s community.

What would I like to do?

Over the past 3 years, I expected my creative tendencies and passions to have been fixated on sound. What I have instead found is that, due to the extent to which us students are allowed freedom when concerning final year projects, I have become greatly fixated on camera work, videography and cinematography.

I understand that a craft such as cinematography is, although of similar worlds. quite a different medium of creative expression, as oppose to the Sound Arts world. Hopefully my work is able to combine the two crafts, something I have attempted with my portfolio project ‘awaiting room’.

Harris’ visiting lecture drove me to analyse some of her installation work, and subsequently be inspired.

From a whales’ back – shifting audience perspective, similar forms of media and display to my own work. Using sound and light to manipulate the viewer. Tonal shifts are particular to receiver.

Intensity and Immersion. Both qualities of her work, and both intertwine to compliment the experience. ​

Curated environment ​

Evocation​

Transportation using multi-media ​

Creating meaning and understanding

Lluvias de Mayo/Rains of May

• Using light to evoke emotion and memory
• Designing the space as an invitation.
• Making the audience the focal point of the installation.
• Aligning historic and emotive concepts with nature.
• Delicacy

Memoria Del Hierro

• Another use of historical contexts to paint mental pictures.
• Sculpture as an object for visceral transportation (common theme), as well as a sonic device.
• Another form of Invitation. Something quite intimate and selfless about this particular way of approaching work.

aside from all the technical skills I have picked up on this course – a list that would look fairly complete, perhaps the biggest learning curve for me was how to take my work and myself as a creative, as seriously as possible.

I have been able to polish my craft, pick up and become obsessed with new ones (videography) and create professional documents placing myself firmly in the world of sonic and visual art.

This is what I am valuing most. not simply benign validation, but an upturn in artistic and personal confidence, which intertwine to make the artist.