Sculpture Art667, Listening
ART 667a, LISTENING AS A CONCEPTUAL PRACTICE
This course will investigate how listening influences and indeed should be considered more often
by visual makers. As a departure point the course explores how art objects can change ‘room
dynamics’ and how architecture affects acoustics, in order to better understand both the
sculptural and ephemeral nature of sound. The class will then present ideas that focus on creative
processing through the ears rather than the eyes. Topics include: eavesdropping, ‘silence vs.
noise’, audible anticipation, Synesthesia, sonic memory, dissonance and trance. Also addressed
is the notion that ‘tuning’ or ‘warming up’ in and of itself is a form and presents an opportunity
for a radical listening. Additionally, there will be a rudimentary look at the intersection of music
history and art history – where they collide and how they mesh.
The course will consist of collective and private listening sessions, readings, discussions,
screenings and one creative assignment.
Meets six times for 1.5 credits
Jennie C. Jones
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