Proposal by Nicola Paton

Proposal for curatorial project – Idea 1

Having recently finished a documentary on the Bauhaus, I have at my disposal reams of footage from New York, Berlin and Chicago. This footage contains a vast mixture of scenic photographic documentation, including the journey to the countries and other locations along the route. It also has a well of interview footage from members of the Bauhaus, MIT and the Chicago Institute. The footage could be broken down into abstract sound bites that could trigger imagery of things such as light and colour as it is played. It’s also a major topic of interest within some of the interviews. Visually that is a lot to play with and it would take a small amount of time to edit. It could be commissioned to a video artist and that could utilize new media platforms to work with.

Using a variation of visual media platforms this could become both a video and sound installation. The sound bites could be edited or modified in some way to produce an interesting accompaniment to the visuals. So thought would have to be applied to the aesthetics display of the installation. We will need a lot of consideration paid to deciding on what type of space we use, as it needs to become a vehicle, which affects the audience. So it may pay to consider using numerous amounts of spaces in order to achieve a variation of sight and sound achievements.

Proposal for curatorial project - Idea 2

For this idea I would like to produce a visual and auditory sound installation. Using newly produced visuals that play with the movement and fluctuations of lights, with the intention of creating an abstract and incoherent sequence of images. We will use one of the four dimensions of sound (temporal, rhythm, fidelity, spatial.) ‘Fidelity’ to show the contrast sound-spaces that will be applied to the visuals, thus creating a mental flux between what the audience mentally attaches to the visuals and what is actually being played.
With the involvement of existing artists from the surrounding area we can create a new piece of art, by simply introducing a sound artist with a visual artist and coordinating their response. The platform being a live visual sound mixes. This could be formulated with the participation of the audience, by the use of technology and software or in a visual response to a digital imagery with music in a performance situation. This installation would be better suited to an evening, however it could be demonstrated throughout the day before hand and celebrated throughout the evening.