Author Archives: Zihan Zhang

Introduction: Initial ideas

The topic: Critical voice  Need: research, analytical and critical skills  Enhance the connections between sound practice and critical reflective skills (produce a creative sound work related to your chosen area)  Practice-research questions to my blog: Ideas:  Above are the areas … Continue reading

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Week 17 Unit Introduction

Initial ideas:

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Sound art Specialising and Exhibiting Element 2 Reflection plan

Originally I was planning to create an installation with sound, however, as I was thinking about imitating deaf environment, I considered putting my track inside of headphones and letting no sound coming out from the speakers would be better. Thus, … Continue reading

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Sound art Specialising and Exhibiting Element 2 Process journal

Idea developments:  During this weekend for personal research, l have found out a super interesting and meaningful event that’s created for the deaf and mute community. It is the very first club that was designed for the deaf people, where … Continue reading

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10: An Audible Future for Sound Art

Class notes:   Idea developments: Up to this point my research still going very complex is because traditionally dance will create for the music but the music doesn’t usually create for the dance, therefore while l was researching for the … Continue reading

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8: Low End Theory: Bass Culture, Sound, Space and Bodies

In the period Milo shared with us the document of Low end theory, a draft of an audio paper script. In this document, it demonstrates what the script should look like.  Testing recording: Definitions: define the subject specific vocabulary that … Continue reading

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7: Sound, Screen and Genre: Horror as a Case Study 

Class notes:

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4: Considering Audio Papers 

Project developments: This week l have decided my concept and started to finalize my research perspective, l was uncertain and confused on putting the focus on the dance choreography or the music, however there are questions towards both sides. If … Continue reading

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3: Audio and Immersive Media

Immersive Audio, What, How and Why Now?  This lesson has shown the meaning of immersive audio. Immersive audio is like a Spatial Audio that creates a realistic and enveloping sound experience for the listener. The goal of immersive audio is … Continue reading

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2: An Audible History of Sound Art

Learnings in class:  What is normative thinking? Consensus – what many people consider What do we understand in different years and how does it change, what color, maybe every 10 years a change happens. It could happen due to different … Continue reading

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