Proposal for curatorial project - Final

We will commission a moving image artist to create visual representation of light. The artist will be working with ideas of movement, colour spectrum's and abstraction. Not working to any specific genre, the artist can decide the pace, style and ambiance of the piece. Once the visual imagery is complete, we will commission a sound artist to create a sound-space for the visual imagery. The sound artist must consider the four dimensions of sound in relation to the installation the four dimensions of consideration are rhythm, fidelity, temporal and special. Concluding that the sound artist must be aware of the installation space and how we plan to platform the visuals and the sound together.

Currently the plan for this is to hold three different installations over the period of a day. The first being at the custard factory flee market. This stand will host a visual and auditory installation whereby the visual piece will be displayed on monitors or TV screens and the sound will be accessible by head phones attached to the screens, playing the appropriate sound-space for the display. The audience has the choice to interact with this installation by watching the screen and listening to the sound-space. So the affect on the audience begins with the choice to participate in the audiovisual journey the artist have created.

The second installation is the concept of working with sound and the projection of light. This would be ideal for an archway or beneath a bridge or walkway space. Fundamentally the visuals would work alongside the sound-space; however the choice of interaction with the installation isn’t the audience’s decision. The position of the installation would be situated in an area where people walk through regularly, thus imposing the installation as more of an intervention piece. The choice of interaction would be available for the audience if they chose to stand and take in the installation in its entirety.

The third idea would be for a completely audience interactive piece. This would be held at a social venue, such as the ‘Rainbow’ in Digbeth. In a club/pub environment where the audience would be naturally be socializing and having fun. This particular installation would therefore need the audience’s particular environment. This part of the installation would comprise of a big screen projection and sound system, whereby the sound space would be adapted to fit the environment and the visuals would be at the command of the sound. It could also be a consideration that the audience can dictate the pace and movement of the visuals by interacting with the software. This would then make the installation interactive and flexible to the audience rather than directional.

These particular methods of installation both impose/intervene and include the audience dependent on the environment. So using the same sound and visuals in different circumstances, we are able to produce a wider range of interaction and audience response.