Tuning a glass harmonica
Tuning a Glass Harmonica This is a binaural recording of the tuning of a glass harmonica.
06.20.2012
Deposit of ideas for next series of Works : >>Explore the relationship & opposition between permanence of an image and fugacity of sound. >>Traces : Traces & Index : the faithfulness of the trace relies on the stability of the medium. (transparency – movement) >>Shadows : Shadows of Memory : The things we remember by […]
“Flesh World,” The Most Dangerous Play in the World
Website [Extract Below] Sound Design by Frank Dufour FLESH WORLD the most dangerous play in the world Written and directed by Thomas Riccio…Created by Dead White Zombies Rather than just dip a toe into the quickly transforming West Dallas area directly in the shadow of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, this combination of installation, sound […]
Images of Time.
Grotte Chauvet. Jean-Marie Chauvet. © DRAC The image above is a valid example of a complex conceptual system of expression that organizes time and altogether uses this organization to support itself. This image invents the abstraction of time i.e. the homogeneous dimension of succession, by clearly inscribing on Space a temporal object that would not exist […]
Translations of Dimensions of Time
Translations of dimensions of Time Introduction “What we must say is that we have to do with two different kinds of reality, the one heterogeneous, that of sensible qualities, the other homogeneous, namely space. This latter, clearly conceived by the human intellect, enables us to use clean-cut distinctions, to count, to abstract, and perhaps also […]
Fun with Marilyn…
I have been meaning to post a big thank you to Marilyn Waligore for the fun workshop … We studied the Mark Manders exhibit and Marilyn’s own work in relation to process and materiality to underscore the physical nature of things. www.marilynwaligore.com.
Acoustic Camera
Acoustic Camera: the ideal device to record acoustic space with sound sources localization. http://www.mariaero.com/Acoustic_Beamforming.php
100 x John
Ear to Earth Website Frank Dufour is participating in a collective composition and celebration of the 100 year birthday of John Cage : In 1937, in a talk titled The Future of Music: Credo, John Cage said, “I believe that the use of noise to make music will continue and increase until we reach a music […]
Grains of Truth …
So last evening, while working on new shadows, we had a landmark discussion regarding the necessity of protecting the art de vivre and the art de discussion in a family. More than just a statement, it seemed to us, the cornerstone of our relationship. So now, our shadows are instilled with this conversation, with this […]
Transforming…
After 2 weeks off and too much wine to be productive :: working this week on the transformative qualities of immersion…toying with the idea of using the actual image of the audience woven into footage. And of course we can count on Frank to totally change the sound experience.
