Sonolope: a movement sonification technology and its application in artistic and pedagogical contexts
- Submitting institution
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The University of Leeds
: B - Performance and Cultural Industries
- Unit of assessment
- 33 - Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies : B - Performance and Cultural Industries
- Output identifier
- UOA33B-2689
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- T - Other
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- Brief description of type
- Two single-authored, peer-reviewed articles and laboratory practice applying movement sonification technology in different contexts
- Open access status
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- 2020
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Sonolope (2014-2018) is a movement sonification technology for mobile media (smart-phones and watches) that has been developed in collaboration with technologist Simon East since 2014. It is a Multi component output supported by contextual information. The research has drawn on ‘oto-centric’ philosophy, philosophy of technology, theories of embodiment, performer training and somatic practice.The project addressed three main research questions:What is the artistic, creative and pedagogical potential of movement sonification? How might a movement sonification system be developed in relation to, and operate within, different cultural contexts?How can an interplay between sound and movement foster different understandings of subjectivity and experiences of embodiment? These were approached in relation to the chief aspects of the practice: the functionalities and materiality of the system; the material, historical and discursive specificities of the context in which movement sonification became applied; and the needs and characteristics of the users. The research was delivered through the following activities-outcomes: 1. workshops with artists and students; 2. participation in regional festivals; 3. an ACE funded performance; 4. two funded residencies (National Media Museum, March 2016; Leeds Art Gallery, November 2018). The research components comprise: two single-authored, peer-reviewed articles (Kapsali 2017; Kapsali 2020); and the application of an intuitive, immersive, responsive and accessible system that enables: i) interactions between bodies and sound as well as interactions between bodies through sound; ii) the re-purposing of mobile media technologies; iii) the development of an interface and kinetic repertoires between devices and users that transcend daily movement and quotidian use. The key findings produced include: 1. theorisation of the ways in which movement-based interactions with sound may produce novel experiences of embodiment (Kapsali 2017)and different formsof aesthetic engagement (Kapsali 2020); 2. the development of different mechanisms/activities for the use of the same technology in different settings.
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- Non-English
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