Ecosonic rehearsal: City performance

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Gardner, Thomas (2008) Ecosonic rehearsal: City performance. [Art/Design Item]

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Type of Research:

Art/Design Item

Creators:

Gardner, Thomas

Description:

The Ouija Board - a new form of group musical instrument. Based on the real-time video analysis of the shadows of a group of people, it reframes many of the conventions of traditional tactile instrumental control. It allows the relationship between sound material from loudspeakers and the embodied act of performance to be investigated more deeply. This occurs both in a formal research process and during performance, where the Ouija board acts as a bridge between acousmatic and traditional instrumental / vocal techniques.

The tactile quality of traditional acoustic instruments is in contrast to this remote, shadowy form of engagement. It is a negative instrument, between two worlds, casting a human shadow on the acousmatic curtain.

Other Contributors:

Role	Name
Other (Ouija Board)	Coyte, Peter
Other (Ouija Board)	Edwards, Kirsten
Other (Baroque Flutes)	Guitry, Amara
Other (Baroque Flutes)	Preston, Stephen
Other (Cello)	Reid, Laura
Other (Cello)	Gardner, Thomas

Other Corporate or Group Contributors:

Role	Other Corporate or Group Contributors
Other	Ecosonic Ensemble

Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed:

performance, rehearsal, improvised music, ouija board, sound art, electroacoustic improvisation, baroque flute, traverso cello, Performance, art and technology

Your affiliations with UAL:

Colleges > London College of Communication
Research Centres/Networks > Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP)

Date:

July 2008

Ecosonic Ensemble, Thomas Gardner

Related Websites:

http://ecosonic.pbwiki.com/

Related Websites:

http://ecosonic.pbwiki.com/

Projects or Series:

Ouija Board

Locations / Venues:

Location

From Date

To Date

City University Electroacoustic Concert Series.

May 2008

Material/Media:

ouija board, baroque flutes, cellos

Measurements or Duration of item:

variable

Date Deposited:

20 Feb 2009 15:47

Last Modified:

09 May 2025 14:42

Item ID:

575

URI:

https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/575

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