Strömungen: Alexandra Supper

Symposium on artistic sonification

Symposium on artistic sonification
Duration
1:00:15
Category
Lecture/Talk
Date
02.12.2016 to 04.12.2016
Description

»Sublime Frequencies: sonification discourses in science and art«

In recent decades, sonification has become increasingly popular in the domains of art and science popularisation. In this talk, I argue that sonification grips public imaginations through the promise of sublime experiences. In the public discourse surrounding sonification, sound is often situated as immersive and emotional, in contrast to the supposedly detached sense of vision. Thus, the idea that sound has no place in specialist science is reinforced, inadvertently undermining the efforts of sonification researchers to establish sonification as a scientific method.

Video Documentary:

ZKM | Institute for Visual Media

Camera: Sophia Kessel
Editing: Frenz Jordt
Live Editing: Christina Zartmann

Participants