sonicacts2010. The title of the thirteenth Sonic Acts Festival, The Poetics of Space, is derived from the English translation of the book La Poétique de l’Espace (1958) by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. In this work Bachelard meticulously describes the influence of space and architecture on humans and implicitly argues for a new type of architecture based on experience and imagination, an approach that is not only rooted in science or functionality.
Ever since the emergence of symphonic orchestras, composers and sound artists have expressly worked with the spatial aspects of sound. This includes research into the further electronic spatialization of classical ensemble works and orchestral works as well as researching acousmatics, a technique whereby sound is distributed through space in such a way that the original sound source is no longer perceivable. Besides the development of surround sound and acousmatics, the electroacoustic improvisation circuit started exploring how musical space and audio space could be made central during live performances... http://2010.sonicacts.com _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
