When taking part in the discussions in class and upon studying the article, Radio, Art, Life: New Contextsby Helen Thorington, it opened my eyes to a whole new sonic scape.
I found the concept of subverting media conventions by presenting something other than familiar radio forms, very thought provoking.
What I found particularly interesting was the fact that people then started to be interested in work being produced by “artistically minded” people who do not classify themselves as artists such as engineers, and academics. They re-purpose “objects from the everyday world embedding unfamiliar functions in them.” The example the article gives is a “boxing bag played meditative tones when struck”. Here this object has a secondary function which could be an instrument in a music ensemble or rhythmic sound scape.
This idea fascinated me and I started to analyse the different environments that I found myself in and thinking about how objects can create rhythms and sonic soundscapes.
“We want you to see the world in a new way” Sodrkok
This inspired me to start experimenting with everyday inanimate objects to create an interesting unusual sonic soundscapes. For example, a lighter, cereal, a pickle jar and a lotion bottle.
These can be heard in the folder at the top of the page.
Sound As Practice 