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Extended Phonography: Experiencing place through sound, a multi-sensorial approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2017

Matilde Meireles
Matilde Meireles*
Affiliation:
School of Creative Arts, Queens’ University Belfast, The Sonic Arts Research Centre, BT7 1NN Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Abstract

In this article I propose the use of extended phonography as an integrated practice which offers the opportunity to overcome the fragmentation of the senses inherent in field recording. I outline how listening across practices empowers both recordist and audience to experience a richer engagement with the recorded environment. Furthermore, I introduce new forms of articulating the experience of place and its relationship to sound, by highlighting the conceptual framework of two of my contrasting works, the site/context-specific projects Moving Still: 1910 Avenida Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and X Marks the Spot. These works, both artistic and discursive, are a direct outcome of my practice of extended phonography. Through them, I attempt to address the need for a vocabulary that mirrors the new aesthetics arising in sound art and further expand the practice of field recording.

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Organised Sound , Volume 23 , Special Issue 1: Context-based Composition , April 2018 , pp. 101 - 111
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