Sound Spirals

Sound Spirals are part of an ongoing project attempting to interpret sound in a physical medium: sculpturally, mathematically, and irreversibly. They demonstrate different processes for creating data visualisations of recorded audio in the form of 3D printed sculptural art using open source programming tools and audio software (Processing and Audacity) and contemporary 3D printers including the MakerBot and Objet. This practice-led project looks at returning the physical form to different sounds such as human voices, physical actions such as walking on gravel paths, and insect sounds in interesting and possibly even contradictory ways to provoke us to think about the process of creating, deconstructing, and then reconstructing elements of the soundscape around us. The main aesthetic of the spirals is one of proportionality, periodicity, and materiality, which are all intrinsic to the creation of sound waves. They are complex objects that are intended to be seen from a variety of angles and also, in some cases, to be in tactile exhibitions that highlight their materiality and physical texture. The forms are intended to be indexic art and not iconic representations such as Edison Cylinders, in the same way that photographs are representative of reality but cannot be reverse engineered to re-create that reality (Alexenberg 2006:42).

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Evan S. Raskob

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Publication date: July 2015

Publication date (Print): July 2015

Pages: 88-89

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[0001]Product and Interaction Design Ravensbourne London SE10 0EW, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/eva2015.51

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2015)

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 7 & 9 July 2015

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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M Alexenberg 2006 The future of art in a digital age Intellect Bristol, UK
P Feaster 2012 Phonogram Images on Paper, 1250–1950 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TESkh3hX5oM 18 03 2015
I GwiltC O'DubhghaillK Sano 2013 Data-Objects: Databronze Research Through Design 2013 Conference Proceedings 3rd – 5th 09 2013 The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne & Gateshead, UK 26 28 http://www.praxisandpoetics.org/researchthroughdesign/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/PraxisPoeticsRTD-Proceedings.pdf 2 01 2015
Studio NAND 2012 Emoto http://emoto2012.org 2 01 2015
L Jerram 2005 Talking Ring http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/rings 2 01 2015
Processing 2015 http://processing.org 18 03 2015

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[1] M Alexenberg 2006 The future of art in a digital age Intellect Bristol, UK

[2] P Feaster 2012 Phonogram Images on Paper, 1250–1950 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TESkh3hX5oM 18 03 2015

[3] I GwiltC O'DubhghaillK Sano 2013 Data-Objects: Databronze Research Through Design 2013 Conference Proceedings 3rd – 5th 09 2013 The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne & Gateshead, UK 26 28 http://www.praxisandpoetics.org/researchthroughdesign/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/PraxisPoeticsRTD-Proceedings.pdf 2 01 2015

[4] Studio NAND 2012 Emoto http://emoto2012.org 2 01 2015

[5] L Jerram 2005 Talking Ring http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/rings 2 01 2015

[6] Processing 2015 http://processing.org 18 03 2015

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