BAISD P6 A.Hudson: January 2011

ETHOS

I am a people watcher and that is why interaction is the focus and drive of my work. I feel over time physical interaction between people has significantly reduced. With Modern culture first closing down the doors of communal living, into our own personal worlds, everything at hands reach; personal computers; personal MP3 players; even to the extent of personal robotic pets. From there the doors began to reopen, but interaction as we knew it refreshed; a middle man is now required, ‘The Device’. I would agree that change and progress is important, but as I see it we are not gaining new skills, we are replacing. them. Physical interaction is comparatively rare to those of ‘the device’, and slowly we are loosing the ability to communicate to our previous level, creating age barriers of those before and after ‘the device’.

During the 3rd stage of ISD course I would like to design events which encourage physical interaction as I feel passionately about creating design for change, with my aims to bring back the community, whether that be through town planning or interventions which provoke a reaction and discussion. I am particularly keen on temporary structures and installations which pop up in busy places, as this opens them up for the ‘everyday’ person to see and often is a catalyst for discussion, inevitably flowing into the device interaction ; the news, networking and photo sharing internet sites, therefore creating a worldwide critic on just one persons vision.

I want to further my understanding of the context of space and abstraction of space, therefore allowing my work to become stronger and enable me to push my passion for creating discussion and physical interaction between young people.

Monday, 24 January 2011

LIGHT AND SOUND COMPARISON

THOR MCINTYRE:

Thor Mcintyre is a sound artist who has worked within the field of site specific pieces.Below are two which I am particularly interested in:

SONIC SEA AIR

A Unique octophonic audio system installed on the bandstand creating an arena of sound. A range of artists commissioned and invited to create new audio works specifically for the site & surround system.

A late victorian sea front bandstand reopened to the public with a live mixed programme of octophonic audo works.

24hrs and 24 days.

A SOUND PEACE OF EARTH

Each grass-turfed hexagonal mound was landscaped into the road-locked and largely ornamental public garden, creating a circular arena within the space. six grass mounds installed in a public garden wach housing an audio speaker collectively emitting sounds of the natural woodland from outside the city.

Below shows a video of a seminar I participated last year. This event began my interest in sound art and its relationship to space.

Dream Amsterdam 2008 - open air sound installation by Ryoji Ikeda

Selected architectural features in industrial, civic and open public spaces emanate blinding white light for several hours every evening, in an unearthly, unforgettable experience. Visitors navigate between the sites following a map that connects the distant points of a visceral urban constellation.