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MockREF2018|DeMontfortUniversity,Leicester|DrMikeBlow|AssociationsandDislocations

MockREF2018DeMontfortUniversity,LeicesterDrMikeBlowOutput:AssociationsandDislocations:MultisensoryInterfacesforCollaborativeMusicalExperience

MockREF2018|DeMontfortUniversity,Leicester|DrMikeBlow|AssociationsandDislocations

OutputstatementAssociationsandDislocationsisaseriesofprojectsbroadlyexploringtheperceptualmechanismsandeffectsofpresentingsoundalongsideimagesorobjects,andtheuseofmulti-personinterfacestoencourageacollaborativesonicexperience.Ofinterestaretheemergingrelationshipsembodiedintheartworks(sonic/physical/visual,person/person,person/work).Theworksaddressseveralresearchconcernsrelatedtomultisensoryartandinteraction:

1. Theuseofsoundtoemphasizeorcontradictqualitiesofanobject/imageandtheperceptualmechanismsbywhichthishappens.2. Relationshipsbetweenhearingandothersenses.3. Eco’sconceptofthe‘openwork’appliedtoaudiovisualart;exploringsemanticgapsbetweenvisualandsonicmedia.4. Designingtheaffordancesofmulti-personinterfacestofacilitatenewmusicalexperiences.5. Creatinginterfacesthatappealtovisitorsofallages,workirrespectiveofmusicalbackgroundandwhichrewardexploration.6. Encouragingcollaborativeplayandthedevelopmentofcollaborativestrategiesamongparticipants.7. Bringingcollaborativemultisensoryarttoalargenon-specialistaudiencethroughexhibitioninpublicspacesandmuseums.

Researchconcernsareaddressedbyexhibitingphysicalartefactswhicharedesignedtocreateinsightsintooneormoreoftheresearchthemes.ExamplesarevisitorsintuitivelytouchingthespheresofPod/Colonyuponenteringthework(2,5,7)orhuggingthespherestofeelthevibrations(2);orvisitorstoPeaceMusicProjectcomposingwithstrangers(4,5,6,7).InAthensIprovidedsoundsfor4photographers,exploring(1,3).Papersexploringtheseinsightsarepresentedacademically.Thisportfoliohasfoundabroadaudienceandisbecomingknowninternationally.PodispermanentlyinstalledinScienceMuseumLondonwithvisitornumbers(mainlyschoolchildren)of500,000/year.Colonyattracted30,000visitorsonitslast3outingsandhasinternationalbookingsfor2019.Anewproject,DemocraticElectronicMusic,willpotentiallytourUKfestivalsin2019.

MockREF2018|DeMontfortUniversity,Leicester|DrMikeBlow|AssociationsandDislocations

SupportingEvidence:RelatedScholarlyActivityBlow,M.(2018)DurationalSoundArt(presentation).‘BringingNewMusictoNewAudiences’InternationalConference,DeMontfortUniversityUK,21September2018.Blow,M.(2017)OnTransformationsandRelationshipsbetweenSoundandThree-DimensionalForm(presentation).Sound-ImageColloquium,GreenwichUniversity,10-12Nov2017.Blow,M.(2016)Pod:AMulti-SensorySoundInterface.Proceedings,3rdInternationalConferenceonLiveInterfaces,June29th-July3rd,2016,BrightonUK.BlowM.(2015)DisruptedArchitecture:ReimaginingBuildingsthroughSound.Proceedings,21stInternationalSymposiumonElectronicArts,14-19August2015,VancouverCanada.https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/14746BlowM.(2013)SolarWork2:ASolar-PoweredSoundArtwork.LeonardoMusicJournalVol23,December2013.MITPress,CambridgeMass.USA.Pp.10-11.

MockREF2018|DeMontfortUniversity,Leicester|DrMikeBlow|AssociationsandDislocations

SupportingEvidence:ArtworksDemocraticElectronicMusic(2019).R+DformajorgroupinteractivesoundartexhibitionproposaldevelopedandledbyMikeBlow,includingScanner,KathyHinde,JohnRichards(DMU),theR10Collective,MatthewOldenandMatEmmett(Plymouth).R+Dphaseundertakenin2018fundedfor£6kbyWithoutWallsconsortium;£25kfullproposalisunderreview,ifcommissionedwillbeatUKfestivalsin2019.

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TempsZeroandVoidSound/ImageWorkshop(June1-82018).Improvisedlivescoretoaportfolioofphotographsandfilm,InstitutFrancaisAthens8/06/18.With13photographersand3soundartists.AvailableonlineandasanaudiovisualbookpublishedbyVoid.https://vimeo.com/275498880https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/17023

Photos:MikeBlow,StephaneCarpentier,NaiWenshu

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ThePeaceMusicProject(2017).Amultisensoryinteractiveartworkencouragingvisitorstocollaborativelycreatemusicusingtwoex-miltaryweaponscontrolpanelsfromTornadofighterjets.£1ksupportfromOxfordContemporaryMusic.http://evolutionaryart.co.uk/peace.php

PeaceMusicProjectatSupersonic,AshmoleanOxford3/3/17andFortProcess22/09/18.Photos:MikeBlow

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PeaceMusicProject:ExhibitionsFortProcess,NewhavenFortSussex22ndSept2018Supersonic,AshmoleanMuseumOxford3rdMarch2017

MockREF2018|DeMontfortUniversity,Leicester|DrMikeBlow|AssociationsandDislocations

Colony(2016,collaborationwithAlisonBallard)isanevolutionofPod,usingmorespheresofdifferentsizesandabespoke20-minutecomposition.Createdwith£26kfundingfromArtsCouncilEngland,SoundandMusicandOxfordContemporaryMusicandproducedbyEdmundHarcourt/HogarthProductions.http://evolutionaryart.co.uk/colony.php

ColonyatCheltenhamJazzFestivalMay2018.Photos:MikeBlow

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Colony,instagrampostsbyvisitorsfollowingBluedotFestival,June2017

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Colony:ExhibitionsCheltenhamJazzFestival,5-6thMay2018KendalCallingfestival,27-30thJuly2017Bluedotfestival,July7-9th2017Crewetowncenter,July1-2nd2017Supersonic,AshmoleanMuseumOxford,3rdMarch2017OxfordChristmaslightfestival,25-26thNov2016DundeeLightNight,18thNov2016BournemouthArtsbytheSea,8-9thOct2016

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TIWWA(2016,collaborationwithiDAT/PlymouthUniversity).Aninteractivemultisensorysculpturalartwork,presentedatTateModern,whichvisualisedandsonifieddatafromthebuildingandsocialmedia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6tNeNYg4mE

ThisIsWhereWeAre,exhibitionatTateModernJune17-192016.Photos:MikeBlow,MikePhillips

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Shadowplay(2015).PresentedatCheltenhamJazzFestivalMay1-32015.Amulti-userlight-sensitivecontrolpanelallowsvisitorstocreatetheirown‘remix’fromrecordingsofmusiciansappearinginthefestival.http://evolutionaryart.co.uk/shad.php

ShadowplayatCheltenhamJazzFestival2015.Photos:MikeBlow

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ShadowplaycollaboratorsandtextsusedontheworkJonathanSilkScottishdrummerandcomposer,recentlynamed"Onetowatch"inJazzwisemagazine.JonathanwasawardedoneofthesixYamahaJazzScholarshipsin2011andthesameyearwontheTonyLevinprizefor"themostswingingdrummer"heldatBirminghamConservatoire.BillyMartinBillyisadrummerandpercussionist,bestknowntomusicenthusiastsasone-thirdoftheindescribableMedeskiMartin&Wood.Heoftencollaborateswithothermusiciansinimprovisationalprojects,manyofwhicharedocumentedonhisownAmuletRecordsimprintwhichhefoundedin1995.MikeBlowBritishelectronicartist,musicianandacademic.AttemptstolivebyImmaculateHeartCollegeArtDepartmentrulenumber4:"Considereverythinganexperiment".JamieCullumBritishjazzpianistwhosesecondstudioalbum,releasedinOctober2003,wentplatinumandmadehimtheUK'sbiggestsellingjazzartistofalltime.CullumdrawshisinspirationfrommanydifferentmusiciansandlistenstoaneclecticmixofmusicfromMilesDavistoTomWaits.MatthewBournePianistandcomposerMatthewBournefirstcametonationalattentionasoneofthewinnersofthePerrierJazzAwardsinLondon,2001.Continuestobeinconstantdemandasapianistandanaloguesynthesistandhasreleasedtwosoloalbums.KitDownesBritishjazzpianistwhoplaysregularlywithhisowntrio,StanSulzmann,Troyka,TheGoldenAgeofSteam,SamCrockattandClarkTracey.KitwontheBBCJazzAward2008:RisingStarandaYamahaJazzScholarshipAwardin2009.MattGoughTrumpeterandeducatorwholeadstheMattGoughdectetandTheForgottenFairgroundProject,andworkswithTheJonathanSilkBigBand,TheYoungPilgrims,theThreeBellesandMikeFletcherBigBand.KayokoBlowBorninOsaka,grewupplayinginbandsinKyoto,andstudiedartandmusicatCityUniversityNewYork.Herinterestisexperimentalmusicimprovisationinguitar,voice,andelectricdevices.Forthispiece,sheissingingheroriginalTanka(formalJapanesepoetry,similartoHaiku).

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Traak!(2015,collaborationwithEricWhiteandJohnTwycrossofOxfordBrookesUniversity).Augmentedrealityartworkoverlayingphysicalcube‘instruments’withvirtualanimationsandsounds.AresponsetotheitonarumoriofLuigiRussolo.PartoftheArtsCouncil-fundedAGAST(Avant-GardesandSpeculativeTechnology)project.Photos:MikeBlow/JohnTwycross.https://www.brookes.ac.uk/poetry-centre/projects/avant-gardes-and-speculative-technology/http://evolutionaryart.co.uk/traak.php

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Traak!Exhibitions:Mediacity5conference,PlymouthUnivetrsityUK,1st–3rdMay2015DigitalCreativesOxford,19thMarch2015Audiograft15,OxfordBrookesUniversity,14thMarch2015

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Pod(2013,2016,collaborationwithAlisonBallard)consistsofsoundsplayinginside1.8minflatablespheres.Theworkissonic,tactileandvisual,asvisitorsareabletotouchthespherestogainanunderstandingofsoundasavibratoryphenomenon.http://evolutionaryart.co.uk/pod.php

PodatScienceMuseumLondonandBarbican,London.Photos:MikeBlow/AlisonBallard.

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Podexhibitions:ScienceMuseumLondonWonderlabGallery,Oct2016–Oct2021Reading2016,Reading’sYearofCulture21stMarch2016Audiograft16,Oxford,09-20thFebruary2016OxfordLightNight,21-22ndNov2014TheBarbicanLondon,01-02ndMarch2014WhitleyArtsFestivalReading,25thOct2013