driftwood

collect audio recording of people saying the same sentence: “let’s go out tonight”. analyze the quality of the sounds and how they affect my reception of what the speaker says. conclude what makes a nice sound.

collect photographs from people of people who are music to their ears. describe the characteristics of their voices, conversations with them, their personality. translate into visuals.

personal bias

personality of the speaker

content of conversation

silence

error in translation

language barrier

tone

sweet

cheeful

soothing

calming

joyous

whimsical

expressive

rythmic

not too much

not too loud

not too fast

laughter

whacky

don’t whine

don’t vent

considerate

voice

conversation

the way you say

what you say

publication?

inner voice

what you actually think

voice is how you want to be heard

what others heard about you

Gabriel Sizes, ’Etude Expérimentale d’Acoustique Musicale’ 1920

http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/07/visual-context-of-music.html

Frozen is an exhibition of experiments in the representation of sound in media beyond the auditory. It examines the sound signal as a virtual space, presenting possible mappings that visualize or interpret the structures contained within the soundwaves. The representation of sound as spatial structures, realized as physical objects through the use of digital fabrication technologies.

Frozen pulls the plug and presents audio art, prints, and sculptures as independent, but interconnected works of art.

Multi-channel sound pieces can be experienced over an advanced speaker setup, accompanied by sound in a “frozen” form: Images and sculptural objects made using sound as input. These artworks use audio analysis and custom software processes to extract meaningful data from the sound signal, creating a mapping between audio and other media. Frozen features digital prints as well as four “sound sculptures” created using digital fabrication technology such as rapid prototyping, CNC and laser cutting, which allow for the direct translation of a digital model into physical form.

http://www.generatorx.no/?

when do we say what we didn’t mean?

when do we stop listening?

when do we stop to listen?

why do we keep silent?

what do we hear everyday?

what do we like to hear?

how do we shut our ears?

you thought i knew, you didn’t say;

i thought you heard, i didn’t ask.