Author Archives: Zihan Zhang

Process and adjustments

Recording Adjustment Journal I need to adjust my recording process. I’ve captured the violence of sounds, but I’m missing their weight and their silence. I need to record not just the event, but its body and its aftermath. 1. Record … Continue reading

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Evaluation and reflection

Section 1: What I Did & The Core Strength I built the installation from the inside out. I used only my home, my appliances, and my own body as the source. I recorded the microwave’s shriek from inside its own … Continue reading

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Process and experiment

With recording I have done different experiment to observe the effect This is close to the kitchen hood, right under it with the windscreen Without 1 meter distance behind the door sound coming from back of the people (sound hebind … Continue reading

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Recording myself with the track

The recording part is also full of diffcultities, the environment and hardwares are hard to adjust, is only myself that is largely adjustable. I have recorded the video of me speaking while listening to the video but it was over … Continue reading

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Creating the prototype – process

I have input all sound I have collect into the track and experimenting them to form a disrubing sound effect, test to what degress it can punctuated, echoed, delayed, and eventually obscured to people. I actually wanted to create the … Continue reading

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Experiment and improvement

After I see my weakness with the last meeting I have immediately did more research and improved my idea I start to go back to the beginning and think about the root of why I want to create this piece … Continue reading

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Finalize idea and feedback

Orginally I have finalize my idea and had my first tutorial with my tutor, however this idea was lack of experience and evidence supported, in which I have then received many feedback. I have look into the book “Domesticating the … Continue reading

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Critical investigation

Listening and not listening to voices : Interrogating the prejudicial foundations of the sound arts canon. Audio Paper published in Seismograf Listening and not listening to voices : Interrogating the prejudicial foundations of the sound arts canon. Audio Paper published in … Continue reading

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Initial idea mind map

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Year 3 portfolio and year tutor intro (Class note)

Time period: 9 months to do it  Direction, why you are here, which road you are leading Essay or audio paper – til late february Link research project to portfolio in that way Two project for portfolio unit  Dissertation  Working … Continue reading

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