Sound Thought: ‘Weight and Sound in Sculpture’

I am looking to work collaboratively with a group of artists, musicians and enthusiasts to investigate the notion of Sound in Sculpture. The outcome of these to be exhibited as part of Sound Thought – A Festival of Sound, Performance and Research at the Arches, Glasgow, early March 2012.

As an alternative method to better understand art objects, ‘Weight and Sound in Sculpture’ will consider sculptural forms in terms of their weight, and what this weight or mass may sound like.

Through regular focus group sessions we will discuss and demonstrate this notion. These will ultimately come together in the form of an exhibition; producing a series of sound works as accompaniments to sculptures.

Sessions will commence in Glasgow on Thursday 12^th January and will run every Thursday for eight weeks 6:30pm – 8:00pm. To apply please outline your interest in the project and give brief details of skills and/or experience that you feel relevant.

Email: weightandsound@gmail.com

Deadline: 9^th January, 2012

first of the month.

15.11.11

I’m beginning to think Orford Ness is too exciting.

I’m bombarded by its fruitful history and this makes me spin around.

Today this snippet of information has made me giddy:

“the Orfordness transmitting station is located on the peninsula and it broadcasts BBC world service across the North Sea to Western Europe and Radio Nationaal to Holland. The site and building were previously used by an experimental military over-the-horizon radar known as cobra mist.”

so much choice

it keeps tugging on my sleeve!

Having a little difficulty solving the problems with these models. Stuck in the Orford Ness landscape with self-doubt.

Investing many hours trying to create models of the structures in the Orford Ness landscape. I hope to then use these along with the lighthouse model to dislodge these structures, using the 'real' footage of the structures and examining them through their model forms.

But, I am running into problems:

Making the models- not achieving the desired look, need stronger card and paint.

(this is a practical problem that can be solved)

The footage- worried about the ‘shape’ of this proposed video. 

How will I present the footage of the models?

Is this going to work? (these are problems that require good judgement and problem solving) Innate skills. Do I have these?