A portfolio of sound art installations that employ modern reactive and interactive technology through systems-based mechanisms

Morton, Anthony James (2019). A portfolio of sound art installations that employ modern reactive and interactive technology through systems-based mechanisms. University of Birmingham. M.A.

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Abstract

This portfolio comprises three pieces of work that were created between 2015 and 2018. The focus was threefold; to explore emerging technologies in relation to sonic creation, to explore interactive and reactive processes and to explore systems-based mechanisms. The range of work manifested as a range of sonic art installations linking reactive and interactive technology with both sound and vision experiences. The aim was not to create fixed compositions, but to create musical "systems" that allowed dynamic changes depending on how the piece of work was interacted with. Systems were created with fixed rules and boundaries, but the content could change into an infinite number of permutations, set within the rules given. This allowed each piece of work to change over time, never responding in exactly the same way. Through working with and exploring these technologies, a set of socio-political themes emerged in the works—most times this emergence was organic, but on other occasions it was directed by the medium used.

Type of Work:

Thesis (Masters by Research > M.A.)

Award Type:

Masters by Research > M.A.

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