VPMA99H3 Lecture : Seeing Sound Part 1
Document Summary
Gordon monahan is a multimedia artist and musician. 4"33 is a silent piece that deliberately presents the idea that there is no such thing as silence. Different concert hall and performing area create a different experience even for the same musical performance due to the different environmental sound. Recognize sound that we take for granted or do not pay attention. Consider sound as a physical form because sound wave takes up space even though it is invisible. Treat instrument as a sound sculpture, using this concept to create a piano listening to itself . Audio recording with no speaker is placed on the rooftop of the building and is brought to the piano through 6 wires of strings. The vibration of the strings amplifies the recording and sound is produced on the soundboard of the piano. Doppler"s effect is change in frequency in sound that moves in space.
