We were asked, in groups, to venture out to record our own sounds, voices and atmospheres and then assemble them into a creative soundscape. We were also encouraged to add raw data via Audacity software as a way of producing a sonification of data – to bring data out of the digital realm and into… Read More »
Psychogeography Definitions: Psychogeography “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogeography) Dérive: “Debord defines the dérive as “a mode of experimental behavior linked to the conditions of urban society: a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances.” It… Read More »
Chinese Whispers This workshop commenced with a standard Chinese Whispers activity. “Chinese whispers is an internationally popular game, in which one person whispers a message to the ear of the next person through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group. Errors typically accumulate in the retellings, so the statement announced by… Read More »
Paul Klee – “Drawing is taking a line for a walk” “Whereas Picasso, Matisse, even Mondrian and Kandinsky concentrated on abstracting from perceived reality, Klee began with a point, extended it into a line and famously took it for a walk wherever it wished to go. The exact stage at which this abstract construct began… Read More »
John Cage – 4:33 silence During the first part of today’s workshop we witnessed a recreation of John Cage’s 4’33 piece, performed by our lecturer. Following this, we were asked to make brief observations on the performance. These are mine: Listening to sounds coming from outside the room, listening to the sound of the projector… Read More »
Brief: By embedding technology in items such as clothing and jewellery, the wearables movement aims to make smart clothes and devices that enhance everyday life. Working in groups, and using the fablab and workshop equipment and maker technologies we explore in the class, your task is to produce a piece of wearable technology which will… Read More »