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Podcast: Download (21.5MB) 29 September, 2007
Click here to view more photos from the panel Panel summary: Alex White (Electrofringe Director / Panel facilitator) Alex presented the idea of broadening ways you can engage by expanding interface systems so that they are multi-modal. Perhaps an interface system that becomes a new medium in itself, opening up art making to a whole new sector of people. As an example Alex described a wand-type tool fitted with a motion tracking system that could allow the artist to draw or create works on a large screen. The benefit of this being the ability to independently control and change your environment. Dan Kojta (New Media Artist) Dan told how he picked up on the original story whilst travelling, he heard the story on the radio. A ‘paraplegic man’ had been mugged and was left hanging upside down on a fence. The muggers were reported to have taken the mans wallet, mobile phone and wheelchair. The video later reveals the deception involved in the crime where the so-called victim turned out to be a fraud. Video footage was taken of the man walking around in his flat, exposing his fraudulent claim of being a victim of crime and having a disability. The man was never sentenced or held accountable in any way for his actions. As an artist Dan’s practice has never focused on the notion of disability as an individual subject or looked at it as part of himself. It has only been a recent move for Dan to consider disability in his arts practice and through his art works and in particular using new media technology in order to manipulate the idea of ‘being disabled’ and the ‘notion of healing’. Dan talks about his experiences as an artist and his perspective on disability as it relates to his personal identity and art works. Dan highlights the need for a greater focus on grants and residencies that are more accessible to people with a disability and reinforces the enormous benefits of collaborations with other artists. Tess O’Brien (Researcher / Teacher for Australian Signing Choir) Tess introduced Dancing Hands Sing, a music program she has been developing that enables deaf people to access music through the implementation of alternate teaching and learning strategies.“For a deaf child to be able to access the same educational, social and therapeutic benefits of music as their hearing peers alternate teaching strategies need to be available and implemented.” The program is designed to help deaf people access music and learn to sing, particularly deaf children in their learning years. A deaf student is a very visual learner and takes in information through observation and vibration. The Dancing Hands Sing music program takes a multi-modal approach to teaching by integrating the use of vibration, tactile support, recording and interpretation of visual sound waves to assist with learning as well as hands-on peer support. Over the past 4 years Tess has been involved in the development of a computer program specifically designed “to teach deaf children to sing with their hearing peers”. The program has been designed so that it is simple to use with a child friendly interface and that is memory efficient to allow greater accessibility to the ‘average home computer user’. The development is still ongoing. Tess foresees the music program as being available in future as an educational package including the music software, instructional CD-ROM, and syllabus teaching notes. Tess played an audio recording of a deaf student at different stages of learning to sing using the music program over an 8 month period. An amazing transition can be heard in the development of the child’s singing voice and musicality. Tess ended the presentation by providing a practical demonstration on ‘learning how to sing through vibration’ with a group of people from the audience. To demonstrate how singing voices harmonise a solo voice was heard first followed by two voices singing together. The two voices harmonised and the original solo voice had changed tempo. A group of people selected from the audience were asked to stand in a circle and sing “Jingle Bells” together. The group was then asked to stand in the circle with their heads together, cheek-to-cheek with the persons next to them. They were asked to sing “Jingle Bells” together again. A significant difference in sound could be heard as the voices began to harmonise, quite powerful and beautiful. [end panel] Panel summary provided by Jennifer Teo (Accessible Arts, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator) Podcast: Download (114.3MB) Programmer Love, Harmony, Light. I needed a release this week and these first 3 tracks helped me do just that - 99 Red Love Balloons by Nena, then The Ramones with I Wanna Be Sedated, followed by some noise from Cornelius with I Hate Hate. September has been a wonderful month of festivals and good times in Australia. A few events I managed to get along to include Sounds Unusual Festival (Alice Springs), This Is Not Art Festival (Newcastle) and Sau_Rang in residence at the Australian Institute of Music (Sydney). This fortnights play list features some of the artists that performed at these great festivals. 8 Sept Surrealestate (as part of the Sounds Unusual Festival), Alice Springs. New and experimental music in the desert. Undoolya Creek was the venue for this fantastic event with performances by Robin Fox, Rob Curgenven, Sumugan Sivanesan, Anthony Magen and J9 Stanton. When I heard of this event taking place I booked myself a ticket to Alice Springs, I just had to be a part of the experience. It was certainly worth the trip. 27 Sept - 1 Oct 2007 This Is Not Art Festival, Newcastle. I now feel quite inspired from a most stimulating weekend at TINA. I met a lot of amazing people at the festival that made the whole experience a lot of fun and extremely memorable. Dr Fox - you’re wicked and thanks for ‘getting it’. Good vibes!! As part of Electrofringe I heard William Lane & Sebastien Roux perform in quadraphonic sound…superb! The viola made my heart sing, just what I needed for a Sunday morning. Roux’s soundscapes reminded me of some Luc Ferrari pieces, beautiful. 5 Oct - Sau_Rang in residence at the Australian Institute of Music, Sydney. I had to get along to another performance by William Lane & Sebastien Roux. Again, a lovely show, although I did miss the surround sound experience. Another good vibes human is Leafcutter John. I just can’t wait for the performance of Bohemian Rhapsody by Leafcutter John with Sebastien Roux on vocals…wt!? 21 / 22 Oct Laurie Anderson Homelands at Sydney Opera House. I’ll be there!! Thank you to all the people who have sent music and CDs over the last month, you know who you are!! 1. Nena - 99 Red Love Balloons - Epic * Denotes Australian Made |
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