Re: [-empyre-] live performance vs. studio/other

["tobias c. van Veen" <tobias@rhizome.org>]

hey john,


I should make absolutely clear that the speculative remarks are intended to
extrapolate from issues raised from your work, and to connect them with
broader issues within the sound-art community in general, and not meant as a
critique of your work, or meant to discern your own practice.

:)

Of note, another interesting visual artist who turned to sound-art,
specifically experimental turntablism, is Martin Tétreault.

http://www.actuellecd.com/bio.e/tetreault_ma.html

best, tobias



> Hi Tobias,
> 
> You've offered far more here than I can comment on at the moment, but I
> wanted to address the following points in relationship to my own work:
> 
> 
> tobias wrote:
> 
>> 6
>> The question I'd like to as is *why* many audio-artists feel the need to
>> work with visuals.
> 
> 
> and:
> 
>> 9
>> If sound-art is the goal, should not it simply be presented as such, to
>> listen, and to cultivate listening?
> 
> 
> Your comments seem to be based on the supposition that I am an audio artist
> only and merely tacking on visuals to my work because I think it will help
> the audience in some way.
> 
> I began my artistic career as a painter. I think visually first, sonically
> second (for the most part, although that's begun to change). I feel the
> need to work with visuals because I am a visual artist. I began my sound
> career focusing on sound-only pieces because I wanted to have a focus, to
> spend time honing audio skills so they could at least begin to catch up to
> my intuitive visual sense. I'm not finished learning by any means, but I
> finally feel the time is right for me to begin exploring visual and sonic
> relationships, and make no claims that a performance that includes visuals
> is purely sound art; it's not. I dislike the term "happening", but
> according to the definitions you've proposed, this would be more apt.
> 
> I hope I'm not coming off too defensively; I merely want to clear up what
> seems to be some confusion about my work and motivations. I don't doubt
> your expertise--you're obviously more well-versed in the history of the
> medium than I am!
> 
> 
> 
>>> 
> 
> john kannenberg
> 
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> 
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