Tangible Frequencies
Shawn Pinchbeck
Sonic Spaces (the kinetics of sound)
Open Space
7:30 pm, Thursday January 26th [ ongoing ]
Since 1984, Shawn Pinchbeck has been active as an electroacoustic composer, performer, installation artist, teacher, curator, sound engineer, and consultant. His works often incorporate many multimedia elements integrating video, live performers, dance, computer interactivity, and multi-channel sound systems. At first a self-taught composer, later Shawn studied interactive art in 1993/1994 with George Lewis and Daniel Schiedt at the "Computed Art Intensive" at Simon Fraser University. In 2004, Shawn acquired a Master of Music degree in electroacoustic composition from the University of Birmingham, UK where he studied with Jonty Harrison and Eric Oña. Shawn is a founding member of the Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society (BEAMS) and sat as its President for 12 years. He curates concerts and occasional festivals of electroacoustic music, sound art and computer interactive works in Edmonton, Canada. He is currently a lecturer of courses in Digital Audio and Interactivity at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn, Estonia.
See also: IF06 performance - aDemod
Media Example
View Quicktime movie - Sonic Spaces
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Sonic Spaces (the kinetics of sound)
Sonic Spaces (the kinetics of sound) is a computer interactive audio installation that translates the motion of individuals in an active space into an ever-changing sonic landscape. Sonic Spaces allows users a wide range of sonic and performance possibilities, making the experience vary greatly from person to person and from time to time. The use of one’s motion as an interface allows the installation to be accessible by everyone if they feel the inclination to play and explore. The closest analogy would be that it is a kind of performance instrument that is played by changing one's spatial position in a room and manipulating the characteristics of that motion over time.
Sonic Spaces is to be installed into a public space such as a mall, foyer, lobby, or art gallery. It consists of a 7m X 7m area with a speaker positioned in each corner. Above the centre of the room are a video camera and three primary coloured spotlights.
This piece attempts to sensitize individuals to the sonic environment around them by bringing a sense of creativity and awareness to their motions as they move through the active space.
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