The 13th Sonic Acts Festival, The Poetics of Space
Amsterdam, Feb 25-28 2010
http://2010.sonicacts.com/
In previous years the main programme was streamed and you could view material
until about 10 hours afterwards. It is likely that they'll do the same.
The programme for this is here:
http://2010.sonicacts.com/friday/
If any ADA-list member is going let me know. We could meet up.
Sonja van KerkhoffART: http://www.sonjavank.com
BLOG:www.sonjavank.blogspot.com DESIGN: www.sonjavank.com/design VIDEOS:
www.youtube.com/sonjavank
BOOKMARKS: http://del.icio.us/sonjavank
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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.
Research has also been conducted into more extreme ways of making sound
tangible, for example in Jan-Peter Sonntag’s raum-Arbeiten
series, in which he uses standing waves to generate sonic architectural
structures. A more subtle approach to spatialized sound takes the form
of field recordings, soundwalks and acoustic spaces. These various
approaches enable a profound exploration of specific spaces and
environments.
In the early 1970s the experimental filmmaker Anthony McCall created
spatial volumes of light, by projecting geometrical figures in hazy
environments, so called solid light films, of which Line Describing a Cone
is the most famous. Another entirely different approach to dealing with
space involves focusing on the human body and senses. The quest for
inner space in the 1960s and 1970s developed in parallel with the
development of space travel and the exploration of outer space. From
the perspective of architecture as experience, domes, developed for
multimedia events, appeal to the imagination. The Pepsi Pavilion at the
1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, was an enormous immersive artwork,
with the exterior constantly enshrouded in smoke, and the interior
filled with reflective objects and light sculptures.
Researching spatiality in the arts is the core of the festival. This
involves a number of fundamental questions. How is space defined by a
work of art? What does a viewer or listener experience? How do
technological artworks deal with the visual, auditory and psychological
aspects of spatiality? How has the relationship between technology,
space and architecture developed over the past few centuries? How have
technological developments influenced our perception and representation
of space, and how do we relate to the space that surrounds us?
Sonic Acts The Poetics of Space is entirely dedicated to
the exploration of space in performative and audiovisual art, film,
music and architecture. It examines the importance of physical space in
times of far-reaching technological developments, and the physical and
psychological impact of spatial designs.
The programme comprises four densely filled days and nights and will
provide an extensive overview of recent works and experiments – spatial
audio compositions, audiovisual installations and performances – and
includes relevant historical examples and utopian ideals and dreams
from the twentieth century.
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