Spatial referentiality and openness: a portfolio of environmental sound compositions

Abstract

Through a creative portfolio an analytical and critical commentary, this research investigates the use of spatial references in the compositon of semi-open environmental sound works. The portfolio explores a number of electronically medicated scenarios in varied formats; concert, installation and mobile application. Counting on the intuitive wasy one tries to constantaly identify surrounding spaces, each piece uses physical (performance/presentation spaces) and representational devices (illustrations, maps, video projections, spatialised sound etc.) to articulate and delimitate semi-open artisitic experiences. Such ambiguous scenarios are enabled by both the unpredictability of elements of each work and the dependence on the subjective interpretations of the aagents involved in the process. the creative processes presented here in a descriptive, analytical and critical manner attempt to make an artistic contribution and provide documental material for future reflection about related practices.

Date of Award	Jul 2016
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Queen's University Belfast
Sponsors	CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education
Supervisor	Pedro Rebelo (Supervisor) & Paul Stapleton (Supervisor)