Orchestrating Space by Icosahedral Loudspeaker (OSIL) by Gerriet K. Sharma

The project "Orchestrating Space by Icosahedral Loudspeaker" (OSIL) aimed at increasing the practical and theoretical understanding of electroacoustic sound phenomena that are defined by their sculptural-choreographic nature, i.e., exhibiting localization, motion, and extent. Such auditory objects are new means of expression and as such they have already been subject of artistic research in the project "The Choreography of Sounds" (CoS), PEEK AR 41. In particular, the project focused on the icosahedral loudspeaker (IKO) constructed at IEM in order to project auditory objects into rooms, a feature that has already been successfully employed in various sonic art works that have been performed in concerts and installations in different halls and listening situations. Within OSIL artists and scientists were working closely together trying to understand the field of 3D audio better with an multi-perspective approach to foster and extend aesthetical practices in this field.

ORCHESTRATING SPACE BY

ICOSAHEDRAL LOUDSPEAKER

[OSIL]

Concert and recital at the symposium Artistic Need and Institutional Desires at Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin

CONCERTS 2015

InSonic at ZKM Karlsruhe

13/11/2015 concert-recital-lecture: Are we - here OR there - together? Composing with Sculptural Sound Phenomena in Computer Music. Towards a shared perceptual space.

Gerriet K. Sharma was giving an insight into his doctoral studies and the research process of OSIL. The IKO was placed in a corner with glass and concrete walls behind the seating of the lecture. People were asked to walk around and position themselves freely.

27/11/2015 Gerriet K. Sharma was opening the concert evening with mirage 1 at KUBUS of ZKM Karlsruhe. It was the first presentation of the IKO with reflector shields on a stage and the audience in front.

During the conference OSIL was presenting two papers and giving a workshop about and with the IKO.

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EPARM Festival Graz

Izlog Festival Zagreb concert 02

23/04/2015 Gerriet K. Sharma was giving an IKO-concert-lecture of mirage-redux at György-Ligeti-Hall of MUMTH Graz.

The performance concept was to present the IKO placed in the middle of the concert hall with the audience on two sides and reflector shields hanging from the ceiling.

08/05/2015 IKO-concert 02 of Izlog Festival for Sound Art and Experimental Music Suvremenog Zvuka Concert at Media Art Gallery.

The same IKO-concert at a different venue with an installation setup towards a corner of the building.

Izlog Festival Zagreb concert 01

06/05/2015 IKO-concert 01 of Izlog Festival for Sound Art and Experimental Music Suvremenog Zvuka Concert at French Pavillon.

The performance concept was to play two concerts with the same program in two different rooms in order to make the fragility of the spatial parameters in the compositions comparable. Through the two opposing spatial situations, the ratio of dependency on sound projection, architecture, spatial acoustics and composition was to be better understood.

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