Description
CONTRIBUTORS
Arie Altena, Brandon LaBelle, Raviv Ganchrow, Douglas Kahn, Maryanne Amacher, Frank J. Oteri, Barry Truax, Takuro Mizuta Lippit, Cindy Keefer, TeZ, Trace Reddell, Edwin van der Heide, Elizabeth Sikiaridi, Mitchell Whitelaw, Sonia Cillari, Annet Dekker, Juhani Pallasmaa, Diller + Scofidio, Daan Roosegaarde, Erkki Huhtamo, Marc Maurer, Eric Kluitenberg
DESCRIPTION
This publication presents an exploration of space and spatiality in the arts, more specifically the poetry of (abstract) space and the (psychological) perception of space. With a particular focus on immersive installations, spatial sound, multi-screen projections, audiovisual performances and the innovative artistic use of technology that often takes centre-stage at Sonic Acts, The Poetics of Space provides insights into the various ways in which the arts approach and define space. Among others, the critical essays explore extremely long sound waves, volcano eruptions and Alvin Lucier, the fascinating history of dioramas, the legendary Vortex concerts of Henry Jacobs and Jordan Belson, and the ways in which mobile and location-aware technology profoundly changes the use of social and public space. Interviews with artists, architects and composers shed light on how contemporary artists approach space and spatiality.
CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- VOICE OVER
Brandon LaBelle - RAVIV GANCHROW: APPROACHES TO SPACE AND SOUND
Interview by Arie Altena - LONG SOUNDS
Douglas Kahn - MARYANNE AMACHER: EXTREMITIES
In conversation with Frank J. Oteri - SOUNDSCAPE COMPOSITION AS GLOBAL MUSIC: ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC AS SOUNDSCAPE
Barry Truax - TAKURO MIZUTA LIPPIT: SPACE IS SOMETHING THAT ARRIVES WITH THE SOUND
Interview by Arie Altena - JORDAN BELSON AND THE VORTEX CONCERTS: COSMIC ILLUSIONS
Cindy Keefer - E.A.T: PEPSI PAVILION
- TEZ: IMMERSIVE WORKS FOR COMPLETE EXPERIENCES
Interview by Arie Altena - CYBORG RITUAL AND SENTIC TECHNOLOGY IN THE VORTEX CONCERTS
Trace Reddell - EDWIN VAN DER HEIDE: A SPATIAL LANGUAGE OF LIGHT AND SOUND
Interview by Arie Altena - THE HYBRID ARCHITECTURES OF IANNIS XENAKIS
Elizabeth Sikiaridi - RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, HC GILJE’S NETWORKS OF SPECIFICITY
Mitchell Whitelaw - SONIA CILLARI:SPACE IS BODY CENTRED
Interview by Annet Dekker - MENTAL AND EXISTENTIAL ECOLOGY
Juhani Pallasmaa - BLUR BUILDLING
Diller + Scofidio - DAAN ROOSEGAARDE: TECHNO-POETRY OF AUGMENTED REALITY AND INTERACTIVE ARCHITECTURE
Interview by Arie Altena - THE DIORAMA REVISITED
Erkki Huhtamo - MARC MAURER: PIXEL ARCHITECTURE IS MEDIA ARCHITECTURE
Interview by Arie Altena - THE POETICS OF HYBRID SPACE CHANGING SPATIAL SENSIBILITIES AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIATIZATION
Eric Kluitenberg
