The (troubled) sonicity of the computational through sites of crosstalking

Vuksic, Valentina (2023). The (troubled) sonicity of the computational through sites of crosstalking. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

The PhD project revolves around a sonic portfolio I composedin the sense of put togetherin ‒‒retrospect. The portfolio contains electromagnetic traces of a split involvement with some of the relations and non-relations between (abstractive) computational processes and (lived) experiences.
The computational prefixes practices that relate to computers, their material foundations, and the logistics they produce. In engineering, the physical phenomenon of crosstalking refers to the mutual interference of separate yet neighbouring wires. The techno-poetical practice engages with computational crosstalking in a literal and tangible way; it traces electromagnetic sonicity as induced by computational activity over time. With this, I approach the sonic through computational logic(s), phenomena and habits. The artistic research, on the other hand, understands computational situations beyond their functional workings as propagating into and interfering with all sorts of environments, not only the technical ones. I draw on the notion of mutual influence (coupling) yet not merging (decoupled) to apply it twofold beyond its original meaning: first, as a vehicle to bring abstract, observable and experienced manifestations of the computational in relation, and second, as an informal and applicable proposal for inversing contemporary computational practices.

Portfolio available via: https://wolke.mur.at/s/P9oX2WEAiQc63YZ

Type of Work:

Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)

Award Type:

Doctorates > Ph.D.

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