When experimenting with the video projection I came across a few errors, firstly the projection didn’t works well on furniture such as the fridge compared to plain white items like the window shutters. I think I will have to adapt the piece, I think that hanging white bed sheets warped in different ways could look good for the projection (this also adds to the themes of the piece, isolation, sleep deprivation, dream-like states). I also think that having two projectors will work betters (one short throw and one long throw) as then I would be able to cover more space with the image. I could also cut video in half vertically and spread it across 2 projectors to add more space for the image.
Two sessions of creative practise – Over this week I have experimented with projection and seeing how the projector within the installation exhibit would work. I have also resampled and rearranged the original mix of the score into key layers which I am going to arrange into the 4 final tracks for the CD.
Proposal – For my exhibit I am going to recreate a scene from the short film ‘Ghost’ by Takashi Ito in a small room with furniture, lighting and sound. I will be re-purposing my score from last term into a 4 track CD release that will accompany the exhibit. The exhibit is going to feature found furniture such as a fridge, stove, microwave, table, chair, etc and will be walk-in and interactive. I am going to edit the score to fit the 4 tracks and then project it on-top of the furniture in the room to recreate effects seen in the film. I am going to use strobe coloured lighting that will be programmed to match the tempo and pace of the sound that will accompany it. I will use a surround 5.1 system for my piece that will have the speakers wall mounted in the corners of the room with the sub-woofer on the floor by the door.
Shortwave collective is an international feminist group using the radio spectrum as artistic material. They have done 4 projects, Constellations of Listening, Receive-Transmit-Receive, Open Wave-Receiver and Foxholes & Fencetennas. The group is very DIY and most of their projects use minimal, low-budget and accessible materials, such as “wire, razorblades, scrap cardboard and safety pins”. I think that this DIY ethos can be incorporated into my final piece and I should experiment with available household items for my piece.
John Wynne is a multidisciplinary artist who does work for museum, galleries, public spaces and radio. His piece 300 speakers was shown in the Saatchi Gallery and is a very inspiring piece for my gallery work, listening to the piece you can hear how The piece has made me thought about how I could incorporate multiple speakers within my piece to create a surround sonic experience
space within the gallery needs to be considered / chosen.
could do physical release for gallery exhibit, cd, tape, vinyl, zine, etc.
remix/remake score I did for sound for screen, take elements and make tracks with them
experimentation with available resources – concrete, wood, furniture, vinyl, record player,
set achievable goals
micro- start to separate the tracks for the score into individual parts and set them up in a new project
meso- arrange the film and start getting the idea for what the room is going to look like – lighting, furniture arrangements, projector location.do a test with a projector and the video within my own home to see if the idea works properly. edit the video to go with the 4 tracks.
macro- burn the tracks to the CD and get the furniture into the assigned place within the exhibition. make sure that everything works together, set up sound controlled lighting.
ask for help from relevant communities/individuals. ask questions with detail.
be willing to confront failures.
Ideas – recontextualize my score for Ghost by Takashi Ito into a walk-in exhibition which will replicate a scene from the film (kitchen furniture) with a CD that can be sold. I want to make the viewer seem engaged and completely immersed within the video. Most of the furniture can be found out on the street or with the use of apps such as TrashNothing, Gumtree and OLIO.
could use red lighting like the scene above. kitchen stove, fridge, microwave with CD spinning.
For my 2 works of sound art I chose to look at Samson Young’s latest piece named Altar Music and Ryoji Ikeda’s latest piece micro | macro [pavilion]. I was inspired a lot by both of these pieces and I think that they are both very good inspiration for my installation.
