July 24 - 28 2012 - Workshop « Cultural Listening and Field Recording » in Arles, FR


Workshop « Cultural Listening and Field Recording »
by Gilles Aubry
Location : Arles, (South of France)
Duration : 4 days (28h)
Dates : July 25-28 2012
Participants : 8 persons max
Fee : 200 Euros
Organization : Phonurgia Nova, www.phonurgia.org
Infos and registration : fiction@phonurgia.org
Tel : +33 4 90 93 79 79
or contact Gilles Aubry directly at gilaubry8@gmail.com


Content

Sound artist Gilles Aubry will present a practical introduction to various field recording techniques.
The participants will go about making their own audio recordings of simple day-to-day situations within the city of Arles. In collective listening sessions, the participants will discuss and share their experiences. Cultural aspects of sound production and reception will be addressed : Who is heard? Who is not heard? How can we record the acoustic, the atmosphere and the materiality of spaces? Is it possible to define the sonic identity of a location or a particular social group ? What is the difference between auditive documentation and classic visual documentation formats? How does the author of the work position herself?
After an overview of simple editing techniques, each participant will realize a sound work using various possible formats : soundscape, portrait, collage, essay, film without picture, installation or music piece....
The results will be presented to the public at the end of the workshop.