Impure Thinking Practices and Clinical Acts: The Sonorous Becomings of Heidi Fast

Gascia Ouzounian

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Abstract

This article introduces the recent sound works of Heidi Fast, a Finnish voice and performance artist. Fast’s creative practice operates between art and philosophy, and articulates several ‘zones of becoming’: what Fast designates as ‘the clinical’, ‘the virtual’ and ‘vocal thought-material’. Using a methodology of routing, the article shows how these zones emerge as aesthetic, ethical and political concerns within Fast’s work. Since 2005, Fast’s sound works have variously taken shape as miniature concerts, social sculptures, imaginary soundscapes and environmental music performances. Drawing upon the writings of theorists who have helped shape her practice, this article argues that Fast uses sound and voice to propose an ‘actualising philosophy’. This philosophy actualises virtualities (unrealised potentials), affecting transformative shifts through tiny mutations in perceptions and behaviours.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-81
Number of pages7
JournalOrganised Sound
Volume14
Issue number1
Early online date26 Mar 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Music
  • Computer Science Applications

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