Symposium Presentation
Link to slides:
Here is a copy of the instructions on how to make your envelope into a journal:
More inspo for your new journals:
Speculative Video
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✴︎ The video “Shadows” is a collage of original and found footage combined with 3D captures and found foley style sound. “Shadows” aims to invoke the feeling you get in the dark particularly in the forest; when you can’t quite make out the exact forms in the distance and your mind tries to fill in the gaps.
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Links to found footage, 3D captures, and sound:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VUkip92kyR0
https://www.epidemicsound.com/saved/24951234
https://www.fab.com/listings/77d860b8-f579-4484-aec5-59ae9d85b18f
https://www.fab.com/category/3d-model/nature-plants–forest
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Symposium Bibliography Draft
Sound Object
‘I’m Still Waiting’
When this project was first introduced I immediately thought of the pipe telephones I would play with at the park as a kid. I thought a lot about what audio it should play and landed on a never ending loop of slightly irritating hold music.
In my artistic practice I explore themes around the passing of time, memory, and the grief surrounding growing up, saying goodbye to your younger self, and forgetting memories that you once used to cherish. With this assignment I wanted to expand on these ideas and make a piece that invokes both a sense of nostalgia and grief over lost childhood innocence and whimsy.
My sound object was constructed using plumbing pipes and attachments, yellow spray paint, and a portable radio that plays a seven and a half minute looped audio clip.
The audio used is a mix of free hold music and phone-sound clips that have been sampled and spliced together.
(Audio sources below).
Symposium Proposal
The Art of Documentation Proposal
My proposed topic for the symposium presentation is documentation. Within this topic I would discuss the importance of documentation within an art practice, the importance of documenting the mundane/ pointless documentation, collecting vs hoarding and where they intersect and become art.
My presentation would take the form of a slideshow, an activity, and discussion.
My research methods will include looking into artists such as Thomas Dieninger, Judith Selby-Lang and Richard Lang, Tara Donovan, Mark Dion, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres. I will be looking at various online sources and academic sources. Additionally, I will be using my own previous/ continued research.
My research will include old and new collections and ‘Junk Journals’ (including the one in the images)
Live Art Ritual
Avion Symphony – Victoria Woods
For my live art ritual I thought of the joy I and many others receive from listening to birds singing in the morning. Similar to the piece Requiem for a Glacier I preformed with/ for an unknowing participant/ audience.
When preparing for this ritual I researched the types of birds living in the arboretum, in which areas they live, and when they are most active. This led me to choose Victoria woods as my location and the early morning as the time I would go and film.
A useful tool I used is called eBird
Artist Statement
For this piece I wanted to insert myself into the morning ritual of the song birds that live within Victoria Woods which is a part of the University of Guelph Arboretum. I wanted to be a part of their cheerful song. To do this I acted as the conductor of their choir, leading the mornings song, attempting to formalize and unify all of their individual voices into a cohesive ensemble. Meanwhile having no real effect on the happenings of the forest around me.
Documentation and Magical Moments
Inserting Myself Into Another’s Ritual:
( Click arrow for more information) When thinking about how to interact with the bird’s morning ritual of singing while they forage in the I had the idea of acting as an orchestra conductor. This idea led me down a path of research on various figures who lead rituals such as priests and shamans, as well as how do conductors actually conduct?
The difference between a priest and shaman:
“A shaman gains spiritual authority from direct, personal experience with the spirit world, often through psychological crisis, and serves the community through healing and spiritual insight, typically on an individual basis”. “A priest is a socially ordained and trained functionary of an established religious institution, serving the community by performing formalized rituals and bridging the sacred and profane realms”.
What does a conductor do?
“A musical conductor leads orchestras, choirs, or other ensambles by interpreting musical scores, setting the tempo, and conveying the composer’s intentions through gestures and cues” “Their primary responsibilities include providing the rhythmic beat, shaping the emotional expression of the music, unifying the musicians, and ensuring a cohesive performance. Conductors also oversee rehearsals, making adjustments to the music and guiding the musicians to achieve a unified and inspiring artistic vision”
Some great videos on how to conduct:
When it came to writing the score I used conducting hand motion diagrams as inspiration:
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