Scenography in The Age of Distraction : Re-sensitisation to the Present Moment Through the Audible
(2020)
author(s): Fiona Patten
published in: Research Catalogue
This is the Final Research Document written and arranged by Fiona Patten for the studies of MA Scenography at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht, class of 2020
Capturing Intimacy: Translating Intimate Moments in Film
(2020)
author(s): Kerstin Parth, Claudia Walkensteiner-Preschl
published in: Research Catalogue
The aim of this arts-based research project was to examine the translation of intimacy in film and to create a transparency for the accompanying artistic decision-making processes. The research focus was to explore the processes involved in the production of moments of intimacy from an inter- and transdisciplinary perspective, and to study the contexts in which intimate moments are "translated" into moving images. Within this context, this project was particularly concerned with filmmakers' experiential knowledge about creating intimate moments within an artistic framework by employing different technologies and staging them in different ways, as well as with asking how this attributes meaning to these intimate moments.
The framework of this research project includes an inter- and transdisciplinary workshop aimed at initiating a dialogue and exchange of knowledge between theory and practice. This workshop aimed to reflect together on the artistic (subjective creative) decision-making processes, to hone the research questions and lay the foundation for the artistic research that took place in the FILM LAB (film research laboratory).
The establishment of a FILM LAB served as an innovative and open research space in which filmic translation and decision-making processes could be observed and rendered comprehensible by employing a "slow-motion procedure". In particular, the FILM LAB aimed to highlight the complexity of intimacy and sound out specific processes of translation by employing and reflecting various artistic and technical means and methods.
Basso Continuo in New Spain
(2020)
author(s): Miguel Espinoza Chavez
published in: Research Catalogue
Basso Continuo in New Spain
Hexa-Hive
(2020)
author(s): Christina Stadlbauer
published in: Research Catalogue
The Hexa-Hive is a hive for bees and humans in urban locations. It serves as hive and as city furniture and invites the visitor to experience the bees from close
Hive Five Sound PicNic
(2020)
author(s): Christina Stadlbauer
published in: Research Catalogue
Microphones installed inside the hive in the frames
How to be a Creative Crab
(2020)
author(s): Lucinda Watts
published in: Research Catalogue
Creativity is a vital skill needed for a prosperous life in the 21st century. Where else to cultivate it but through music? Through the exploration of sounds, within a workshop, where the outcome is the creation of a musical piece that is not only of value but also original to the creator themselves, the researcher attempted to determine just that - How the creative music making process of students aged 9 to 14 can be guided with the utilization of electronic sound generators. Why electronic sound generators as instruments for creative music making? Because of the way they function, lending themselves out to exploration and inviting their user into a world of unfamiliar and intriguing sound possibilities. As a result of their hands-on, portable, easy to manipulate, unbiased and invitational properties electronic sound generators are ideal for anyone to participate in developing sound awareness leading toward the formulation of a creative product. The Crab Music workshop was designed and actualized by the researcher as a platform from within which the outcome of the research investigation could be determined. The researcher used three workshops as a case study to investigate, through the principles of action research, an outcome for the research question. Each workshop was analysed with the aim of determining if the guidance strategies employed were successful and where improvements could be made. Once determined, these improvements were implemented into the subsequent workshops as adjustments. As a result of the research it was found that all aspects of the workshop’s content and context needed to be focused on sound. Therefore, the incorporation of sound exploration and application activities designed to focus on sonic associations and musical development, instrument setup and focus on instruments sound production, sound analysis activities, specific sound related reflective questions, reflective listening activities and suggestions for sonic alterations and transformations, setting up problem-solving contexts with multiple possibilities for solutions and with ample time for development, was essential for the creative music making process to be successful. It was established that within a sound exploration workshop there will always be multiple factors that influence the creative music making process in various ways. But, it is the workshop teacher’s responsibility to have sufficient knowledge and skills to be aware of all these contributing factors in order to plan and carry out the goal of successfully guiding the creative music making process as it occurs.