Date of Award
2010
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Bachelor of Contemporary Arts Honours
School
School of Communications and Arts
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
First Supervisor
Dr Dean Chan
Second Supervisor
Dr Nicola Kaye
Abstract
This research project is focused on sound art, and the material qualities of sound. The aim of this project is to employ the methodology of reflexive praxis, to better understand 'sound art' and how it communicates in the gallery context. Two mutually informing streams of research have been applied; textual analysis and creative practice. Through their combined use, the relationship between 'sound art'; and the gallery can be understood in theory based analysis and discussion, and in practice. Drawing on exhibitions such as Of Art & Music and Wet Sounds, this research attempts to locate the practice of 'sound art' in relation· to different contexts of display, as a way of understanding how the gallery shapes communication. It also describes the material quality of sound; specifically how sound relates to space.
Recommended Citation
Williams, B. (2010). Sound art and the gallery: Material, body and space. Edith Cowan University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/1425