Tuesday 25 February 2020

Still Researching

I'm struggling to make work at the moment in a physical sense, but i am doing lots of thinking and researching. I need to remember to write down every little thought I have to support this process. The point I have come to now is that I have realised that my goal of creating a new language is reliant on a number of factors that I may not be able to achieve- a new language isn't built in a vacuum, so to build a new form of communication I need to explore communicating in new ways with people. So far I have led a few workshops, but in a way I feel like a need a partner in this project. I have been exploring the breaking down of meaning, thinking that maybe through this I can find a route into the creation of new meaning. So far this has been really interesting and has made me think more about the idea of language as an experience rather than as a system of descriptors that we use to describe experience, leading me to think about making some kind of installation which changes the participants speech into an experience beyond meaning. 
I experimented with a kaos pad, but it didn't distort the voice to the extent that I want it to- everything was still very comprehendible. I like the idea of maybe making some kind of raised floor that deeply vibrates, and microphones surrounding to give an experience to the participant, maybe featuring the humming excercise continuously, in person, or maybe a recording of it. But is this meaningful enough? I suppose it can function as its own piece, not necessarily a final piece. 
I also realised that I need to spend some time with some babies to observe their interaction with meaning and sound making. It feels right now like I have lots of ideas and not many practical applications for these ideas. 

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