Von: soundingout2017@gmail.com
Datum: Mon, 3 Oct 2016
Betreff: [cec-c] Call for Papers: Sounding Out the Space Conference
Sounding Out the Space: An International Conference on the Spatiality of
Sound
Date: 2–4 November 2017
Location: Dublin School of Creative Arts, DIT Grangegorman Campus
Organisers: DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin School of
Creative Arts, GradCAM
Partners: Contemporary Music Centre, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Society
for Musicology in Ireland, Solstice Gallery, Spatial Music Collective
Conference website: soundingout2017.com
Keynote Speakers:
Brandon LaBelle – artist, writer and theorist (Bergan Academy of Art and
Design)
Bill Fontana – American artist and composer
Sound is an inherently spatial phenomenon. No matter what its point of
origin, be it a musical instrument, a voice, an audio speaker, or
another sound-producing entity, sound must navigate space before
reaching our ears. On this journey it enters into a complex relational
dynamic with the surrounding environment: it may be amplified,
distorted, reverberated, dissipated and subject to a multitude of
transformations which modify it in different ways. While this dynamic is
an intrinsic part of any sonic event, certain artistic endeavours have
sought to exploit this spatial aspect of sound as a distinct parameter
in its own right. Though spatial experiments have a long history in
western music stretching back centuries, the search for novel means of
expression in the twentieth century led to an unprecedented
investigation into the spatiality of sound as an integral component of
the work. From Edgard Varèse’s /Poème électronique/to Karlheinz
Stockhausen’s /Helicopter String Quartet/, such concerns have been at
the centre of some of the canonic works of musical modernism. In the
discipline of sound art, auditory dialogues with the surrounding space
have been the defining feature of sound installations by Max Neuhaus,
Bernhard Leitner, Maryanne Amacher and others, who have sought to locate
sound in relation to architecture. While such work grew out of
developments in the wider field of art installation, increasingly the
practices of both sound and art installation have converged in the work
of artists such as Janet Cardiff and Zimoun forming multi-sensory
experiences. Expanding outwards, the multi-site sound installations of
Bill Fontana have developed the notion of spatiality across geographical
locations while recent innovations in communication and digital
technologies have created virtual networks, redefining our conception of
space and presenting new possibilities for music, sound art and visual art.
Although substantial research on the spatiality of sound has been
carried out within the disciplines of musicology, sound art, and visual
art studies, much of this work has remained separate, enclosed within
these specialised fields of research. This conference aims to address
this imbalance, acknowledging the fluid exchange of ideas between these
spheres in actual practice and fostering an interdisciplinary spirit
amongst researchers and practitioners. The conference committee thus
invites presentations from sound artists, visual artists, composers,
academics, and post-graduate researchers which consider the spatiality
of sound in all its diverse forms. While the conference remit is broad,
the committee especially encourages contributions which address (but
need not be limited by) the following three strands:
·Sound and Visual Art
‒Contributions from Sound Artists/Visual Artists
‒Convergences between Sound and Visual Art
‒Historical Perspectives
‒Installation
‒Modes of Listening
‒Sound Architectures
·Spatial Music
‒Analytical Accounts
‒Attempts at Definition/Theorisation
‒Composer Perspectives
‒History of Spatial Music
‒Listener Perception
‒Performance Challenges
‒The Role of Sound Technologies
·Geographic and Virtual Spaces
‒Digital Networks and Communications Technologies
‒Live Streaming and Web-cast
‒Interactivity and Participation
Proposals are invited in the following formats:
·Individual Papers (20 mins duration plus 10 mins discussion)
·Joint Papers (max 2 speakers, same format as above)
·Themed Sessions (3 papers totalling 90 mins or 4 papers totalling 120 mins)
·Panel and Roundtable Discussions (90 mins, max 6 speakers)
Proposals for individual and joint papers must be in the form of an
abstract not exceeding 250 words. Proposals for themed sessions, panels
and roundtable discussions should not be more than 800 words and should
indicate the number and title of each individual paper with its
abstract. Abstracts may be submitted in either a Microsoft Word document
or via a PDF attachment. All proposals should include the name, contact
details, institutional affiliation (if any), technical requirements, as
well as a short biographical note of not more than 100 words of each
speaker. The conference language is English. Proposals should be
submitted to soundingout2017@gmail.com soundingout2017@gmail.com>
All proposals will be subject to a double-blind review process by the
conference’s scientific committee which is comprised of specialists from
the disciplines of sound art, visual art and musicology. Applicants will
receive notification as to whether their proposal has been accepted by
early May 2017.
The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2017
Conference Committee
Dr Adrian Smith (Conference Chair)
Dr Brian Fay (Acting Head of School, Dublin School of Creative Arts, DIT)
Dr Mark Fitzgerald (Senior Lecturer, DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama)
Dr Noel Fitzpatrick (Head of Research, College of Arts and Tourism, DIT)
Dr Kerry Houston (Head of Academic Studies, DIT Conservatory of Music
and Drama)
Martin McCabe (Centre for Transcultural Research and Media Practice, DIT)
Jonathan Nangle (Composer and Senior Lecturer, Royal Irish Academy of Music)
Scientific Committee
Dr Enda Bates (Composer and founding member of the Spatial Music Collective)
Dr Brian Bridges (Ulster University)
Jennie Guy (Independent Curator)
Dr Kerry Hagan (Digital Media and Arts Research Centre, University of
Limerick)
Fiona Kearney (Director, Glucksman Gallery, Cork)
Dr Victor Lazzarini (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Dr Linda O’Keefe (University of Lancaster)
Dr Karen Power (University College Cork)
Belinda Quirke (Director, Solstice Arts Gallery, Navan)
Prof Pedro Rebelo (Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast)
For further details please email: soundingout2017@gmail.com