Body as Instrument
Performing with Gestural Systems in Live Electronic Music
«This book makes an important contribution to embodied cognition which Mary Mainsbridge brings to life through the experiences of practicing artists and designers. Readers eyes are opened to the rich seams of new knowledge embedded in the body as an expressive instrument coupled with a rigorous exposition of the philosophical, historical and technological foundations of this interdisciplinary field. All practitioners and researchers working with creative technologies will find it an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration.»
Body as Instrument explores how musicians interact with movement-controlled performance systems, producing sounds imbued with their individual physical signature. Using motion tracking technology, performers can translate physical actions into sonic processes, creating or adapting novel gestural systems that transcend the structures and constraints of conventional musical instruments. Les mer
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Body as Instrument explores how musicians interact with movement-controlled performance systems, producing sounds imbued with their individual physical signature. Using motion tracking technology, performers can translate physical actions into sonic processes, creating or adapting novel gestural systems that transcend the structures and constraints of conventional musical instruments. Interviews with influential artists in the field, Laetitia Sonami, Atau Tanaka, Pamela Z, Julie Wilson-Bokowiec, Lauren Sarah Hayes, Mark Coniglio, Garth Paine and The Bent Leather Band expose the transformational impact of motion sensors on musicians' body awareness and abilities. Coupled with reflection on author-composed works, the book analyses how the body as instrument metaphor informs relationships between performers, their bodies and self-designed instruments. It also examines the role of experiential design strategies in developing robust and nuanced gestural systems that mirror a performer's movement habits, preferences and skills, inspiring new physical forms of musical communication and diverse musical repertoire.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Academic USA
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 232
- ISBN
- 9781501368554
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
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«This book makes an important contribution to embodied cognition which Mary Mainsbridge brings to life through the experiences of practicing artists and designers. Readers eyes are opened to the rich seams of new knowledge embedded in the body as an expressive instrument coupled with a rigorous exposition of the philosophical, historical and technological foundations of this interdisciplinary field. All practitioners and researchers working with creative technologies will find it an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration.»
«This book tells us how musicians turn electronic devices into a creative potential for music making, using bodily response and gesturing as a key ingredient of their expression. I really enjoyed this insider-perspective about the human value of music in our booming techno-culture.»
«With Body as Instrument Mary Mainsbridge makes an important contribution to the somatic approach to HCI, discussing musical instrument design and dance performance. This is done not only through interviews and studies of many pioneers and innovators in the field, but also and most importantly through her own experiences and practice of using the body as a performative instrument in a spatial interaction paradigm. Highly relevant!»
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